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View synonyms for Special Forces

Special Forces

plural noun

  1. U.S. Army personnel trained to organize, instruct, supply, and supervise local forces engaged in guerrilla warfare and counterinsurgency operations, and to themselves conduct unconventional warfare.


special forces

plural noun

  1. élite, highly trained military forces, specially selected to work on difficult missions
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According to G1, the four soldiers, who had had special forces training, are accused of forming part of a criminal organisation plotting against Lula.

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These include collecting and communicating information useful to an enemy, namely Iran; collecting the names of Special Forces soldiers that would be useful for terrorism and perpetrating a bomb hoax at his army barracks.

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These are collecting and communicating information useful to an enemy, namely Iran; collecting the names of Special Forces soldiers that would be useful for terrorism and perpetrating a bomb hoax at his army barracks.

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He denies gathering information useful to an enemy, collecting a list of Special Forces soldiers that would be useful for terrorism, and perpetrating a bomb hoax.

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An official said special forces had apprehended the individual and taken them back to Israeli territory, in what was described as a “special operation”.

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