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They alleged that the plot was directed by elements of Qods Force, a special-operations unit of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in Saudi Assassination Plot Chad Bray 2011

On May 1 alone, the night of the bin Laden raid, special-operations forces conducted twelve other missions.

Peter Van Buren: What Will All Those Soldiers Do in Iraq? Peter Van Buren 2011

In a letter to Congress announcing the deployment, President Barack Obama said that up to 100 U.S. special-operations trainers and military advisers would assist African forces in their search for Joseph Kony, the fugitive head of the Lord's Resistance Army.

U.S. to Pursue African Rebels Adam Entous 2011

This "pause" in aid disbursement was specifically tied to Islamabad's decision to expel U.S. military trainers from Pakistan following the May killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by a U.S. special-operations unit.

U.S. Halts Some Aid to Pakistan for Military Jay Solomon 2011

And the White House has authorized U.S. special-operations troops and military advisers to deploy in Central Africa to help track down the leaders of the Lord's Resistance Army rebel force, expanding the Obama administration's string of interventions around the world and stepping into the center of a conflict that has alarmed human-rights groups for more than a decade.

Iran Accused, Cain Leaps to 1, RIM Outage 2011

In particular, he said, NATO forces after the planned 2013 transition would be able to conduct defensive operations and to launch special-operations missions.

Panetta Draws Fire Over Afghan Shift Adam Entous 2012

Just to give one example: U.S. conventional and special-operations units have decimated the ranks of the insurgent networks in the past year, killing mid-level leaders and enablers by the score.

In Afghanistan With Our Warrior Elite Andrew Exum 2011

Mr. West is not the first person to argue, as he does, that the U.S. and its allies should transition from a resource-intensive counterinsurgency campaign to a lighter footprint that combines advisory teams with special-operations units.

In Afghanistan With Our Warrior Elite Andrew Exum 2011

Founded by former Navy SEAL Erik Prince , the original Blackwater cultivated a special-operations mystique.

Company Once Known as Blackwater Ditches Xe for Yet Another New Name Nathan Hodge 2011

The U.S. military and administration officials in Washington said Saturday's losses wouldn't impact the operational tempo of special-operations raids, nor would it have any strategic effect on the war.

Elite Force Died in Bid to Save Comrades Dion Nissenbaum 2011