Posted by 14 Aug 2024 #nio500 The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army. It was founded as a regiment in 1941 by David Stirling, and in 1950 it was reconstituted as a corps. The unit specialises in a number of roles including counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, direct action and special reconnaissance. Much of the information about the SAS is highly classified, and the unit is not commented on by either the British government or the Ministry of Defence due to the secrecy and sensitivity of its operations.
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28 Nov 2024 “The British public has got to really choose whether they want the capability of the SAS, because it’s going to be eroded if people think they’re going to be hunted for 20 years.” The UK has “gone astray” trying to apply laws drawn up in the Second World War to SAS operations, says former SAS troop commander Jamie Lowther Pinkerton.
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