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Ethiopia denies attack on Sudan, blames rebels for violence | News

November 29, 2021/0 Comments/in Special Forces/by leadlive73

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Ethiopian government spokesman dismisses Sudanese claims that the military had attacked Sudan as ‘groundless’.

Ethiopia has denied it staged an attack over the weekend along its shared border with Sudan, blaming unrest in the disputed zone on rebels from its war-hit Tigray region.

On Saturday, Sudan’s military said “several” soldiers had been killed in an attack by armed groups and militias linked to the Ethiopian military in the fertile expanse known as Al-Fashaqa.

The area has long been a source of tension between Addis Ababa and Khartoum, sparking deadly clashes over the last year.

But in comments that aired on state media on Sunday, Ethiopian government spokesman Legesse Tulu dismissed claims the military had attacked Sudan as “groundless”.

Instead, he blamed the violence on the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the fighter group that has been locked in a gruesome war against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government since November 2020 and claims to be approaching the capital Addis Ababa.

“A large group of insurgents, bandits and terrorists had entered [from Sudan],” Legesse said in comments aired by the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation, without providing evidence.

“The Ethiopian National Defence Force and the local militia have destroyed them,” he added.

Legesse also said the TPLF was training in Sudan and receiving support from unspecified “foreign backers”.

The land in Al-Fashaqa has for years been cultivated by Ethiopian farmers, though Sudan claims it falls within its territory.

In November 2020, around the time Abiy sent troops into Tigray to remove the TPLF, Khartoum stationed troops in Al-Fashaqa, a move Addis Ababa has described as an invasion.

‘Peaceful solution’

Yet Legesse said Ethiopia was keen to resolve the matter peacefully.

“The Ethiopian National Defence Force doesn’t have an agenda to open an attack on any sovereign country,” he said, referring to the military.

“There is land that the Sudanese forces have invaded. The government is sitting down to resolve [the dispute] in a peaceful process, through dialogue and negotiation.”

The war in northern Ethiopia has killed thousands of people and driven hundreds of thousands more into famine-like conditions, according to the United Nations estimates.

Last week, Abiy, winner of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, announced he would head to the front to lead operations against the TPLF.

On Sunday, state media reported that the military and special forces from the Afar region had taken control of the town of Chifra.

The area around Chifra has been the site of fierce fighting in recent weeks, with the TPLF apparently trying to seize control of a critical highway that brings goods into Addis Ababa.

A TPLF source disputed the state media report on Monday, saying “active fighting is going on”.

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10 Things to Know About the Secret Chinese Snow Leopard Commando Unit

November 27, 2021/0 Comments/in Special Forces/by leadlive73

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The Snow Leopard Commando Unit is an elite military unit of the People’s Liberation Army specializing in mountain combat. They are trained to operate in the snow-covered terrain of the Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau, which is mostly inhabited by ethnic Tibetans and belongs to China.

How did this elite unit come about? Here, are 10 things you might not know about them.

The Snow Leopard

The Mongols refer to a “mountain cat” as a snow leopard. The Snow Leopard’s place of operation is the Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau, which is home to the highest mountain in the world, Everest. It is the only unit of its kind in China.

The unit’s mission is to engage in mountain combat and conduct reconnaissance missions.

The Snow Leopard Commando Unit has an insignia consisting of a snow leopard on a red background. It is organized into three battalions, each consisting of three companies.

The Snow Leopard Commandos

Founded in 1969, the Snow Leopard Unit was originally comprised of a platoon-sized unit of about 100 soldiers. In 1979, the unit was expanded to a regiment-sized unit, and in 1985, it was expanded to a division-sized unit.

In December of 2016, the Snow Leopard Unit became an independent brigade-sized unit. The Snow Leopard Brigade is now comprised of five battalions and three independent companies, totaling over 3,000 troops, similar to the size of the modern-day Navy SEALs.

The unit is stationed in Tibet and has participated in many training exercises in the region. It also has participated in international peacekeeping missions but that sounds like an oxymoron to us.

It was one of the first armed forces units to be created after the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

The unit was composed of 21 members who were sent to Tibet to assist the local military in fighting against rebels. But by the end of 1959, the rebels were pushed back and the unit was no longer needed.

The Leopard unit wasn’t reactivated until 1983 when it was merged with the now-defunct Snow Leopard Liberation Unit. The combined unit has since gone on to serve in countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, and Sudan.

They are mostly used for counter-terrorism operations, reconnaissance, and hostage-rescue ops. Similar units in the U.S. would be Delta Force, and SEAL Team Six.

Members of this elite military unit undergo rigorous training at a specialized selection school. Training takes place in a remote area in China’s northwest province of Gansu. Operators are mainly Tibetans from the Tibetan Autonomous Region.

Selection

In the 1980s, the PLA’s General Staff Department sent a delegation to study the U.S. Army’s Ranger School, where they discovered some valuable insights. The PLA trained the first batch of Snow Leopard Commando Units in 1987 and they have since undergone rigorous training and selection.

Snow Leopard commandos are selected from volunteers who have all passed grueling physical and mental tests. The training process includes:

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Harrowing footage shows Ajmal Amani, 41, running at officers and being shot in the stomach and leg at the residential hotel where he lived in a city-rented room in San Francisco

Moment Afghan interpreter who suffered PTSD after serving with US special forces is shot and killed

November 25, 2021/0 Comments/in Special Forces/by leadlive73

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A former Afghan interpreter who suffered from PTSD after serving with US special forces has been shot dead after charging at cops with a six-inch kitchen knife.

Harrowing footage shows Ajmal Amani, 41, running at officers and being shot four times in the stomach and leg before slumping to the floor inside the narrow corridor of the residential hotel where he lived in a city-rented room in San Francisco.

Amani had been shot several times during his five years of service with the Navy SEALs in his homeland and had suffered from PTSD as a result, according to his former lawyer and case manager.

The interpreter, who came to the US on a visa in 2014, had been ordered to complete mental health treatment after prior criminal charges, including assault with a deadly weapon in 2019 for allegedly slashing a city park ranger with a box cutter.

Police were called to the hotel on Friday morning after reports that a man was screaming and yelling and had a knife. Amani’s case manager also called 911 to report that a co-worker said Amani was having ‘a really bad episode.’

Harrowing footage shows Ajmal Amani, 41, running at officers and being shot in the stomach and leg at the residential hotel where he lived in a city-rented room in San Francisco

Amani had been shot several times during his five years of service with the US Army in his homeland and had suffered from PTSD as a result, according to his former lawyer and case manager (pictured: an undated photo showing Amani standing in front of a US military vehicle)

Harrowing footage shows Amani after he was shot lying in the corridor

On Wednesday, police released hotel surveillance video and footage from officers’ body cameras.

They show Amani holding and gesturing with the knife, confronting two people, including someone who is fending him off with a broom, then walking past other people into a room.

When two officers arrive, the man with the broom tells them that Amani had threatened to kill him.

An officer tells the radio dispatcher that they can hear Amani screaming.

According to body camera video, the officers remain in the corridor and try to talk to Amani, who is in a room.

Amani swears and tells them to leave him alone and one officer says ‘nobody wants to hurt you.’

Less than a minute later, Amani charges down the hallway and is shot after an officer shouts: ‘Stay there! Stay there!’

Police said Amani was holding a knife with a 6-inch blade.

He was shot four times with a handgun and three times with bean-bag projectiles.

As Amani lay on the ground, still moving, more officers arrived.

They waited several minutes to cautiously approach him, then handcuffed him and used CPR and a tourniquet on him before paramedics arrived.

At a virtual town hall meeting where the video was released, Police Chief Bill Scott said his department and prosecutors were investigating the shooting.

Scott said he had personally offered condolences to Amani’s family.

He said that his officers received training on how to de-escalate volatile situations, keep their distance, and take time to avoid using force.

He added that ‘sometimes that works out with great outcomes, and sometimes the situation dictates other measures.’

Scott Grant, a deputy public defender who represented Amani, said he was ‘utterly devastated’ by his death.

Grant said Amani ‘suffered incredible trauma’ and violence during his time with US special forces.

‘He suffered some of the most horrific trauma anyone could have gone through,’ Grant told the SF Standard.

Amani running at cops with a blade at the Covered Wagon Hotel at 917 Folsom St., a residential hotel in South of Market

Amani lying on the floor after he was shot by cops Friday

In November 2019, Amani was arrested after crashing a car near Seventh Street off-ramp of Highway 80 in San Francisco.

He was accused of using a boxcutter to slash a city park ranger who stopped at the scene and tried to pull him from the wreckage, Grant said.

Grant said that Amani was suffering a ‘clear mental health episode.’

The interpreter was charged with attempted murder, among others in connection with the incident.

However, a judge dismissed the attempted murder charge early on and remaining assault charges were dropped after Amani completed a ‘mental health diversion’ order in August.

‘The amount of work and transformation that he was able to do was unmatched,’ Grant told the Standard. ‘He was an inspiration in how much he accomplished.’

Afterward completing the mental health treatment Amani had been living at the hotel where he was killed on Friday.

‘His tragic death is a failure of our systems of government here to support somebody who risked his life to support this country,’ Grant told KTVU-TV.

Tony Montoya, president of the San Francisco Police Officers, said his union was providing support to the officers involved.

‘This is a tragic incident,’ Montoya said. ‘You not only have to look at the person who was shot but the trauma on the…

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Ukraine: As fears mount over potential Russian invasion US considering sending extra weaponry

November 23, 2021/0 Comments/in Special Forces/by leadlive73

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The discussions about the proposed lethal aid package are happening as Ukraine has begun to warn publicly that an invasion could happen as soon as January. The package could include new Javelin anti-tank and anti-armor missiles as well as mortars, the sources said.

Air defense systems, such as stinger missiles, are also under consideration, and the Defense Department has been pressing for some equipment that would have gone to Afghanistan — like Mi-17 helicopters — to instead be sent to Ukraine. The Mi-17 is a Russian helicopter that the US originally purchased to give to the Afghans. The Pentagon is now weighing what to do with them after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August.

But others in the administration are concerned that sending stingers and helicopters could be seen by Russia as a major escalation. And while they are prepared to send some military advisers into the region, it is unclear whether any would go into Ukraine itself, the people said.

Retired Lt. Col. Cedric Leighton told CNN that Javelin antitank missiles “are quite effective against the T-80 tanks which the Russians are actually employing in these efforts against Ukraine right now.” But he noted that any additional assistance to Ukraine undoubtedly risks “further heightening tensions” with Moscow.

Sanctions discussions

Meanwhile, US officials have been holding discussions with European allies about putting together a new sanctions package that would go into effect if Russia invaded Ukraine, the sources said. And lawmakers are also jockeying over new sanctions language to include in the National Defense Authorization Act.

Asked about the Russian military activity, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Monday that the administration is concerned and has “had extensive interactions with our European allies and partners in recent weeks, including with Ukraine.” She added that the US has “also had held discussions with Russian officials about Ukraine and US-Russian relations in general.” The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, also spoke by phone with the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Valery Zaluzhny on Monday.

The discussions reflect how seriously the Biden administration and Congress is taking the possibility that Russia could move to invade Ukraine, a strategic US ally, for the second time in under a decade. And US officials are determined not to be caught by surprise by a Russian military operation, as the Obama administration was in 2014 when Russia invaded Crimea and powered an insurgency in parts of eastern Ukraine.

“Our concern is that Russia may make a serious mistake of attempting to rehash what it undertook back in 2014, when it amassed forces along the border, crossed into sovereign Ukrainian territory and did so claiming falsely that it was provoked,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said last week.

US struggles with intelligence blind spot as Russia builds up forces near Ukraine

Russia’s foreign intelligence service, the SVR, pushed back on the US’ warnings about a potential invasion, calling them “absolutely false” in a statement on Monday.

“The US State Department through diplomatic channels brings to its allies and partners absolutely false information about the concentration of forces on the territory of our country for a military invasion of Ukraine,” said Sergei Ivanov, head of the SVR’s press bureau.

For weeks, the US has been sharing intelligence with NATO partners and European allies on unusual Russian troop movements near the Ukrainian border that US military and intelligence officials believe could be a precursor to a military operation on the country’s eastern flank. The briefings have gone much further than in the past in terms of the level of alarm and specificity, US, European, and Ukrainian sources familiar with the discussions said.

Ukraine’s tone has also changed significantly since being briefed by the US. At the beginning of the month, Ukrainian officials downplayed reports that Russia was massing forces near the border. Now, following extensive meetings between US and Ukrainian officials, Ukraine’s defense intelligence chief Brig. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov is publicly warning that Russia is building a capacity to attack as soon as January — a timeline in line with the US’ assessments.

‘No smoking gun’

Still, officials say Russia’s ultimate plan remains unclear. “There is no smoking gun or decisive indicator of Putin’s intentions,” said one defense official. And it is possible that the maneuvers are an effort to sow confusion or to coerce the west into making concessions, rather than a precursor to an invasion.

But the US is still warning of the possibility of the worst-case scenario that Moscow attempts regime change in Kiev, spurred largely by Putin’s determination to keep Ukraine from growing closer to the West and potentially joining NATO.

Blinken says US is concerned Russia may be 'attempting to rehash' 2014 invasion of Ukraine

“You don’t achieve that goal by carving out another chunk of the eastern Donetsk region,” said one person familiar with the intelligence. “It’s got to be something…

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France sends special forces and counter-terrorism officers to Guadeloupe to quell Covid riots

November 21, 2021/0 Comments/in Special Forces/by leadlive73

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Dozens of elite police and counter-terrorism officers have been sent to an island nation, in an attempt to quell wild riots against Covid measures.

France has sent dozens of elite police and counter-terrorism officers to its Caribbean island of Guadeloupe this weekend, following looting and arson in defiance of an overnight curfew.

The island’s government on Friday introduced the night-time stay-at-home order after protests against the coronavirus vaccine pass spiralled into violence the previous night.

But the measure did little to quell the rioting.

“The night was very turbulent,” a police source said.

The security forces recorded “some 20 incidents of looting or attempted robbery” in the seaside towns of Pointe-a-Pitre and Le Gosier, including at a jewellery shop, a bank, a betting shop and a shopping centre.

In the town of Saint-Francois to the east, police “coming out of the station were threatened by blazing projectiles”.

A second source within the gendarmerie, the French police, said an armoury had been looted.

The first source said “firearms were used against police forces in four different areas” across the island, and one member was slightly wounded after a stone hit him in the face.

In the area of Le Petit-Bourg to the west, firefighters had to put out fires in two mobile phone stores, which had also been plundered.

The interior ministry said 31 people had been arrested.

France late Saturday said it was sending around 50 personnel from both its RAID elite police force and its GIGN counter-terrorism unit to Guadeloupe.

The doctors’ union in Guadeloupe warned against further trouble while the health system was so “fragile”.

They criticised “individuals who may have prevented patients from getting access to treatment, or medical staff from reaching their place of practice”.

While most people in mainland France have now received two vaccination doses, rates in its overseas territories have lagged behind.

By November 16, some 46 per cent of adults in Guadeloupe had received at least one jab of a vaccine against Covid.

Originally published as France sends special forces to its Caribbean region of Guadeloupe after Covid riots

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Belarus Border Camp Cleared as Iraqis Fly Home From Migrant Stand-Off

November 19, 2021/0 Comments/in Special Forces/by leadlive73

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A makeshift migrant camp on Belarus’ border with Poland has been cleared, Minsk said Thursday, as hundreds of Iraqis who failed to make the crossing to enter the European Union returned home.

Hope for de-escalating the crisis, which has seen thousands camping in desperate conditions on the border for weeks, had been mounting in recent days, after German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke with Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko twice by phone.

The EU accuses Belarus of engineering the situation at the border in retaliation for sanctions on the ex-Soviet country. Minsk and its main ally Russia have rejected the charges and criticized the EU for not taking in the migrants seeking to cross over.

Around 2,000 people, mainly Iraqi Kurds, had been stuck in freezing temperatures at a camp in the woods near Brouzgui crossing point, hoping to pass into EU member state Poland.

But on Thursday the Belarusian border force announced that the camp had been cleared, with its occupants relocated “on a voluntary basis” to a reception center nearby where they were given hot food and warm clothes.

Pictures of the camp looking abandoned were released and Polish authorities confirmed it had been emptied.

The relocation came the same day as the first repatriation flight from Belarus, carrying 431 people, landed in Iraq.

“The situation was very bad, we had to eat grass and leaves from the trees, and it was cold,” one returning resident of Arbil told AFP.

In another sign of the grim conditions at the border, a Polish NGO said it had found a Syrian couple who had lost their one-year-old child while sleeping in the forest on the border for a month.

‘Weaponisation of migration’

The flight came a day after the second of Merkel and Lukashenko’s calls – the first time the Belarus leader has spoken with a Western leader since disputed presidential elections last year.

On Thursday, Lukashenko’s spokeswoman Natalya Eismont said that there were about 7,000 migrants in the country, including those at the border.

She said Belarus would take responsibility for sending 5,000 of the migrants home if they want to go, and alleged Merkel would negotiate with the EU on creating a humanitarian corridor to Germany.

But Berlin denied any agreement with Lukashenko on the possibility of such a corridor, saying it “stood by” its neighbor Poland.

Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki had earlier cautioned against holding direct talks with Minsk, saying it would legitimize Lukashenko’s regime.

The Polish government has also warned against any agreement on the crisis that might be struck “over our heads.”

Warsaw warned Minsk that if the crisis was not resolved by Sunday, it would halt rail traffic with Belarus.

The EU and the United States also issued fresh warnings on Thursday.

The EU and foreign ministers of the G7 global powers called on Lukashenko’s regime “to cease immediately its aggressive and exploitative campaign.”

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters on a visit to Nigeria that the U.S. could add to sanctions already imposed on the country.

“This effort to weaponize migration has to stop,” he said. “First and foremost, it is doing a terrible injustice to these people that it has victimized by making them pawns.”

Dozens detained in Poland

The Polish border guard said Thursday that 200 migrants were detained after entering the country illegally, part of a group of around 500 who had attempted the crossing.

The defense ministry alleged Belarusian special forces had led the attempt, saying they had first carried out reconnaissance and “most likely” damaged the barbed wire fence along the border.

“Then the Belarusians forced the migrants to throw stones at Polish soldiers to distract them. The attempt to cross the border took place several hundred meters away,” it said.

It added that a family of five people, including three children aged between seven and nine, had been injured in the incident and were taken to hospital.

Polish media say at least 11 migrants have died since the crisis began in August.

The president of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, called for “the inhumanity” to stop.

“It is heartbreaking seeing a child die in the cold at the EU’s doorstep,” he said on Twitter.

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Veterans honored at Southern Shores ceremony – The Coastland Times

November 17, 2021/0 Comments/in Special Forces/by leadlive73

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Jonny Waters, a U.S. Army combat veteran and local musician, spoke to a crowd of about 75 people at the Veterans Day ceremony at the Southern Shores Town Hall Veterans Garden.

Joining the service upon graduating from high school soon after the attacks of 9/11, Waters said he picked the Army infantry because he wanted to be part of the action.

In addition to talking about his fighting experiences as a machine gunner and mortar man, Waters said it was less than six months after playing high school football that he was in a war zone fighting alongside Australian special forces explosive ordinance teams and carrying out reactionary force fire missions.

He cautioned, however, that some of that experience comes at a price.

“It’s not enough to just thank a veteran for their service,” Waters explained. “There is a high suicide rate and considerable risk-taking behavior. When you thank that veteran, check to make sure their mental state is solid. Therapy is essential.”

Over the past 15 years since leaving the military, Waters has actively promoted world peace as a full time singer, songwriter and live music performer. With a masters degree in education, he has for the past five years been a social studies teacher at First Flight High School and is working towards his Ph.D.

Veterans Day is a public holiday to honor all American military personnel. Held on the anniversary of the end of World War I, it was initially known as Armistice Day and marked the signing of the armistice ending World War I hostilities between Allied nations and Germany on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. In 1954, the original 1938 Act was amended by replacing the word “Armistice” with the word “Veterans,” making it a day to honor all American military personnel who served the United States in all wars.

The day is marked the U.S. in some places by parades and church services, the American flag is flown at half mast and a two minute period of silence observed at 11 a.m. and in one form or another in France, Great Britain, Australia and Canada.

The Southern Shores ceremony ended with a unique performance of “Taps” by Waters.

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Heston Russell takes aim at Australia's Afghan departure and public release of Brereton Report – The West Australian

November 14, 2021/0 Comments/in Special Forces/by leadlive73

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Heston Russell takes aim at Australia’s Afghan departure and public release of Brereton Report The West Australian

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Local Young Marines chapter celebrates its 62nd birthday

November 8, 2021/0 Comments/in Special Forces/by leadlive73

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WORTHINGTON — The Young Marines of Buffalo Ridge celebrated the organization’s 62nd birthday Oct. 30 at Living Waters Covenant Church with a color guard, a flag folding presentation and cake cutting ceremony.

The guest of honor was Lt. Cmdr. James Johnson of Amherst, Wisconsin. Johnson served active duty as a U.S. Navy Seal followed by Army Reserves and National Guard with the 19th Group Special Forces. He retired with 27 years of combined service and has earned numerous awards and commendations.

Young Marine Cpl. Brooklynn Tyrrell was recognized as the 2021 Unit Young Marine of the Year. The Young Marine of the Year recognizes a person for exceptionalism while serving as a positive example to other youth members and adult leaders. Terrell is the daughter of Heath Mitchell and Mandy West of Fulda.

Unit staff include Dan Harrington, unit commander, Michael Merren, executive officer, Caryn Harrington, adjutant, John Stewart and Trudy Henry, both training officers.

The Young Marines was founded in 1959, by the Brass City detachment of the Marine Corps League in Waterbury, Connecticut. The Young Marines received its charter on October 17, 1965, and continued its affiliation with the Marine Corps League. The Young Marines, a national youth organization, provides a program for children age 8 through high school focused on leadership, citizenship through community service, self-discipline and living a healthy, drug-free lifestyle.

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New Facts Emerge in the Claim That US Marines Surrendered to UK Royal Marines| SOFREP

November 6, 2021/0 Comments/in Special Forces/by leadlive73

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The British media has been in a frenzy over the last couple of days. That by itself isn’t necessarily news. The British media also has a reputation of being kind of brutal or easy to wind up. Even more so than the American media. Just ask Megan Markle and Prince Harry. This time, however, Megan isn’t the American they are fired up about. It’s the U.S. Marine Corps that has them in quite the tizzy.

On Wednesday, November 3, the Daily Telegraph reported the results of a five-day joint training exercise that took place last week in the California desert. The exercise, titled “Green Dagger,” involved the military of several allied nations: The United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United Arab Emirates, and the Netherlands. Several other media outlets — mostly British — picked up the story, and ran with it.

According to the reporting from the Telegraph, based on a report from the British Ministry of Defense, during the five-day exercise the British Royal Marine Commandos “dominated” the U.S. Marines. It was reported that the U.S. Marines asked for a “reset” less than halfway through the exercise. “Reset” meaning, the exercise was going so badly for the U.S. Marines, they asked to start the exercise over again. Blimey! Is that true?

In a massive PR play, with Twitter and social media lighting up the internet, the British MoD made some very bold statements and some very interesting claims. The British media spread those claims and took a lot of liberty with those statements, as well.

Hold your tea and biscuits for a moment, is any of this true? Did the Royal Marines compel the U.S. Marines to “surrender?’

US Marines British Royal Marines in Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) — U.S. Marines familiarize British Royal Marines on the capabilities of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle during exercise Green Dagger at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, September 29, 2021. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Shane T. Beaubien/USMC)

The Media Coverage of Exercise Green Dagger

The majority of the early information shared in the media about exercise Green Dagger primarily comes from the statement from the British MoD to The Telegraph. Meaning, most of the media outlets running the story, are sharing the same information published by The Telegraph. They are mostly sharing the same details over and over. SOFREP has now learned that the majority of those details are inaccurate and incorrect.

The headline from The Telegraph article reads, “Royal Marines force U.S. troops to surrender just days into a training exercise.” The subhead continues with “Elite commandos outperformed their U.S. counterparts when trialling a new battle structure in California.”

The headline from Sky News says, “Royal Marines Commandos force U.S. Marine Corps troops to surrender in training exercise.”

Insider was a bit more reserved in their coverage but still left the impression it was the Royal Marines pitted against the U.S. Marines, “The Royal Navy told Insider that the victory was decisive.” Also according to Insider, referencing The Telegraph, “The paper reported the group of Royal Marines employed new tactics that helped them get the better of the American troops, who were on home soil.”

Based on just the headlines alone, then yes, it certainly sounds like it was a decisive battle. Words like “surrender,” “victory,” “winner,” “reset,” and “decisive,” make it all sound pretty clear. Taken at face value, it sounds surprising, and difficult to challenge that the Brits beat the U.S. Marines.

The U.S. Marines said very little about the training exercise initially. Which, of course, led to speculation they were probably, understandably, quite embarrassed about it. Insider also reached out to the USMC for comment. They did not receive a response by publication time for their article.

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‘Peaceful solution’

The Snow Leopard

The Snow Leopard Commandos

Selection

10 Things You Might Not Know About The Snow Leopards

Sanctions discussions

‘No smoking gun’

‘Weaponisation of migration’

Dozens detained in Poland

The Media Coverage of Exercise Green Dagger

The USMC’s Statement