Defence minister orders review into SAS hero Paddy Mayne's denied Victoria Cross
The founding member of the Special Air Service was awarded the DSO four times during World War Two but never given the VC.
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Northern Ireland MOD to challenge coroner's finding that Clonoe IRA shootings were not justified
Four members of the IRA were killed by British personnel in February 1992.
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Opinion Opinion: Why the SAS didn't try to capture the Provisional IRA at Clonoe
The PIRA members clearly knew that if they clashed with the SAS it was unlikely they would survive.
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Middle East Special Forces veterans complete Lawrence of Arabia's historic 25-day camel trek
The team were the first to complete the journey on camels since T.E. Lawrence, Sherif Nasir, Auda Abu Tayi, and Nesib el Bekri in 1917.
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Special forces Special Forces veterans reach final 100km of Lawrence of Arabia's historic route
Four Special Forces veterans are following in the footsteps of TE Lawrence – who united the Arab tribes during the First World War.
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Special forces UK veterans complete 600km of camelback journey inspired by Lawrence of Arabia
The Nasir, Bekri, Tayi and Lawrence Tribute Trek is raising money for the Special Forces Club Benevolent Fund.
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Land vehicles What makes the Pioneer X mobile command vehicle so valuable to the special forces?
Created by a former F1 engineer, the Fering Pioneer X is a long-range battery-powered land vehicle.
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Feature The man of god among the men of war: How 1 SAS's 'parachute padre' grappled with his role
Padre Fraser McLuskey served with Lieutenant Colonel Paddy Mayne and SSM Reg Seekings during the Second World War.
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Special forces Secretive world of UK Special Forces and its selection process revealed for the first time
Military personnel have been told the message from the UKSF community is to come and have a go.
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Feature This time it's personal: Hitler's outrage at the Special Air Service and Paddy Mayne
Adolf Hitler viewed the SAS – as seen in the BBC's SAS Rogue Heroes – and especially founding member Lt Col Paddy Mayne, as a significant ...
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Feature SAS Daggers Drawn: Empathy and imagination, not just sabotage and slaughter
Damien Lewis' new book shows how the SAS embraced people with neurodiversity as well as fighting ability during the Second World War.
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Special forces Exclusive: European human rights laws make good guys the bad guys, ex-SAS soldiers warn
They say sending soldiers to do their jobs, only to face the prospect of legal action years later, represents a breach of trust.
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Feature Brains and brawn: Why I had to write about fiercely ambitious SAS Original Reg Seekings
Tony Rushmer's new book SAS Duty Before Glory reveals the extraordinary story Reg Seekings - one of the Special Air Service Originals.
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Afghanistan Former defence secretary rejects claims he lacked curiosity over alleged SF Afghan killings
The Afghanistan Inquiry is examining whether a special forces unit had a policy of executing males of fighting age who posed no threat.
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Special forces Sitrep: First authorised accounts from SAS Iranian Embassy raid shed light on mission
The Seige, the new book by Ben MacIntyre, includes authorised accounts from the soldiers involved in the raid.
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Ukraine Zelensky presents awards to Ukrainian special forces on visit to frontline
Volodymyr Zelensky visited with the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces on the Day of Special Operations Forces.