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Tamaulipas state is the center of a violent rivalry between the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas, a brutal drug gang made up of former Mexican special-forces soldiers.
David Hartley Possibly Mistaken For Another Man When He Was Killed AP 2010
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Tamaulipas state is the center of a violent rivalry between the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas, a brutal drug gang made up of former Mexican special-forces soldiers.
David Hartley Possibly Mistaken For Another Man When He Was Killed AP 2010
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Moreover, Silbergeld was receiving full V.A. disability as a result of ongoing symptoms stemming from his special-forces service in Vietnam.
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An American-led special-forces team killed one of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's cousins, in a night raid that aggravates tensions between Afghanistan's leader and the U.S.
World Watch 2011
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The first contingent of special-forces troops arrived earlier this week in Uganda.
U.S. to Pursue African Rebels Adam Entous 2011
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In fact, Silbergeld, like thousands of other special-forces pretenders, had never enrolled or graduated from any military special forces school or program.
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Before soldiers arrived in Coban in December, the people of this farming town of 80,000 say they were powerless to confront the rapacious outsiders who rode through the streets in shiny new SUVs, brandishing automatic weapons and looking to recruit local talent with fat wads of dollar bills, especially former Guatemalan special-forces soldiers.
Mexican drug cartels draws Guatemalan army to jungles where it fought civil war William Booth 2011
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AFP/Getty Images The Lebanese army was out in force in Beirut, with special-forces soldiers standing guard at most intersections in the capital.
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Qatar also dispatched teams of special-forces soldiers to train rebel fighters.
Minister in Tripoli Blasts Qatari Aid to Militia Groups Charles Levinson 2011
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The bulk of our Army's special-forces training since Vietnam has been to create a force multiplier which works with foreign troops to maximize their capabilities.
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