The 2019 operation, greenlit by President Trump, sought a strategic edge. It left unarmed North Koreans dead.
Tag: United States Special Operations Command
U.S. ‘Fusion Cells’ Assist in Israel’s Hunt for Hamas Leaders
American commandos and intelligence officers began helping Israel soon after the Oct. 7 attacks last year.
Sweeping Iraq Raid Killed 4 ISIS Leaders
The U.S. military said those killed in a joint assault by U.S. and Iraqi forces last month included the group’s top commander in Iraq and its leading bomb maker.
Strike in Somalia Said to Kill Mastermind of Attacks on Americans and Kenyans
Maalim Ayman, a senior leader of the extremist group al-Shabab, was believed responsible for attacks in Kenya on a university town that killed 148 people, and on a U.S. military base that killed three Americans.
Strike in Somalia Said to Kill Mastermind of Attacks on Americans and Kenyans
Maalim Ayman, a senior leader of the extremist group al-Shabab, was believed responsible for attacks in Kenya on a university town that killed 148 people, and on a U.S. military base that killed three Americans.
5 U.S. Special Operations Troops Killed in Helicopter Crash in Mediterranean
The troops were on a refueling training mission when the aircraft crashed off the coast of Cyprus. The episode, which Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said was an accident, is under investigation.
American Commandos Are in Israel Helping to Locate Hostages, Pentagon Says
A Defense Department official, Christopher P. Maier, declined to say how many U.S. Special Operations forces were currently in Israel. But other U.S. officials say the Defense Department has dispatched several dozen commandos in recent weeks.
U.S. Soldiers Injured in Syria Were Part of Commando Unit
Ten members of the Army’s elite Delta Force unit were flown to Germany for medical treatment after a helicopter accident.
Rules for Pentagon Use of Proxy Forces Shed Light on a Shadowy War Power
Newly disclosed documents include Special Operations forces directives for managing counterterrorism and irregular warfare surrogate fighters.
U.S. Forces Kill Senior ISIS Leaders in Syria Strike and Raid, Officials Say
A nighttime raid and a drone strike killed three men whose activities included recruiting fighters and plotting attacks, according to American and Syrian Kurdish officials.