The 10 most 'killer' task forces in the world

In the modern world, perhaps, no organization can make us curious and imagine "all sorts of" outside the military. Most countries in the world possess at least one special force to undertake a series of specific tasks with strict selection and training processes. Quite a few of them are published publicly but not many organizations so far all information about existence and operation is still mysterious.

One thing in common is that members of special military organizations often have extremely secret lives and almost every task they undertake is very difficult, even if it is said to be impossible if delivered. for common units. The question is, which organization is the strongest? Very difficult to say! Because every organization established in the context and responsible is not entirely the same, it is possible to destroy terrorists, rescue hostages or other secret missions.

Here is a list of the top 10 special military organizations in the world. This number may not stop here or even, more "death" forces have yet to be included in the list.

1. GIGN National Gendarmerie Intervention Team (France)

French National Gendarmerie

GIGN stands for National Gendarmerie Intervention Group - French National Gendarmerie Intervention Team , stationed at Satory, near Paris and a special task of combating terrorism in France. GIGN was founded in 1974 after the killing of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics and the 11 people were taken hostage at the Saudi embassy in Paris. Originally from only 15 people, GIGN has gradually grown to become one of the most successful anti-terrorism units in the world. Basically, the main task of GIGN is to prevent, destroy terrorists, rescue hostages, riot and some high-risk combat missions.

Gendarmerie is a "hybrid" force between the military and the police. Although under the Ministry of Defense, the role of gendarmerie has many similarities with police. This makes GIGN have many powers that a common military unit does not have, such as the right to arrest suspects inside France. In addition, GIGN can both act as a military unit when participating in anti-terrorism campaigns and can act as a police unit when participating in anti-crime activities.

Members of GIGN

Initially, GIGN's scale was limited but the kidnapping of more than 1,000 hostages at the school in Beslan and the rescue effort later failed, causing nearly 400 hostages killed to make the organization realize the need for standards. suffered for more serious hostage rescue campaigns. So since 2007, this unit has been restructured to increase scale and has so far increased to more than 400 people.

According to the published information, GIGN's weapons are very modern, including HK-416 assault rifle, Vepr-12, Glock-17, MR-73, SIG Pro SP 2022, FN-P90 submachine, MP5 . and equipment such as vests, bulletproof hats, support equipment at night and many other support facilities.

ABC News once voted GIGN as one of the 10 most elite task forces in the world and the World Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) also chose GIGN as a training unit on aircraft for terrorism in cities. tablets.

2. SSG Task Force (Pakistan)

SSG (Special Services Group) is a special task force of the Pakistani army founded in 1956, built on the model of the US special forces and British commandos. Of the four elite officers who applied, only the best one was selected to attend a 9-month training course with a lot of different activities, such as practical lessons and theory of tactics, hand-to-hand combat skills, use of weapons, parachutes, stamina in deep forests, deserts, tropical forests or swamps.

SSG task force

Most recently, SGG successfully rescued hostages in the attack on Lahore Police Academy and Pakistani Army headquarters.

3. Sayeret Matkal task force (Israel)

Sayeret Matkal is Israel's task force, focusing on reconnaissance, terrorism and hostage rescue operations outside the country. Sayeret Matkal was founded in 1957 to fill the gaps left in the Israeli army and the members were selected from candidates with the best physical and intellectual characteristics. These candidates will undergo 18 months of training including basic infantry training school, parachute training, anti-terrorism training and related reconnaissance activities.

Sayeret Matkal task force

Specialist Sayeret Matkal began taking on the first missions in 1960 but had to go to the hostage rescue on France's 139 flight at Entebbe airport, Uganda in 1976, the world really became known. language of this organization. Accordingly, member of the task force Sayeret Matkal organized an attack to destroy the terrorists who are arresting the French plane with all passengers. The rescue took place successfully and 6 hijackers were destroyed.

4. Special task force EKO-Cobra (Austria)

The EKO-Cobra (Einsatzkommando Cobra) task force was formed with the main task of counter-terrorism after an attack on Israeli athletes taking place at the Munich Olympics stadium in 1972. This organization includes 450 members are selected from the list of the best officers of the Austrian federal police force. Similar to other task forces, the task of EKO-Cobra also undergoes many months of training both theory and practice including marksmanship, language ability, barehanded combat or tactics.

Task Force EKO-Cobra

Currently, EKO-Cobra has many facilities operating in major cities of Austria such as Graz, Linz, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Salzburg and Feldkirch.

5. Delta Force (USA)

Delta Force , the full name is The First Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, which is responsible for performing hostage rescue, reconnaissance, assault, terrorist campaigns. and some other direct combat operations. Delta Force was founded in 1977 after concerns about super-strong terrorist forces increased.

Delta Force

Candidates who want to become Delta Force members must be male 21 years of age or older, scoring high on aptitude and military tests from corporal to sergeant. After passing the preliminary round, potential candidates will experience a series of harsh tests both physically and mentally with the goal of revealing weaknesses. On average, only 10 people are lucky enough to choose to attend a 6-month training course.

6. Task Force JTF2 - Canada

JTF2 (Joint Task Force 2) was established in 1993 and since the horrific terrorist attacks on September 11, 2011, JTF2 has been scaled up with hundreds of members, focusing on tasks especially as well as anti-terrorism activities.

JTF2 task force

JTF2 participated in escorting important figures and protecting security at major events such as the 2010 Winter Olympics. It also experienced many major campaigns such as saving hostages in Iraq and pepper. kill Serbian snipers in Bosnia. In the Afghan battlefield, JTF2 works with American special forces such as SEAL and JTF2's existence so mysteriously that the then Canadian Minister had no knowledge of the involvement of his country army during the period. the beginning of the war.

7. Alpha Squad (Russia)

Founded in 1974, Alpha team was also named Department A of the Special Purpose Center (FSB) of the Russian Federal Security Force.

Alpha squad

Alpha squad was famous for the 1979 conflict in Afghanistan. At that time, secret Alpha members broke into the Presidential Palace in Kabul and destroyed most of the rebel rebels. In 1985, a group of members of the detachment were sent to Beirut - the capital of Lebanon to rescue 4 Soviet diplomats.

Although the Soviet Union disintegrated, the Alpha detachment survived and participated in most of the anti-terrorist activities, typically the hostage and hostage abduction in the big Moscow theater in 2002 and Beslan in 2004.

8. Shayetet 13 squadron (Israel)

Shayetet squad 13

Shayete 13 is an Israeli special naval organization founded in 1948, engaged in most military activities in this country such as hostage rescue, terrorism, information gathering and intelligence. The most notable activity of the Shayetet 13 was the hunt for and destroying the leaders of the attacks on Israeli athletes in the 1972 Munich Olympics.

9. SEAL detachment - USA

SEAL is a short name for the US Navy Special War Deployment Group , operating both at sea (Sea), on land (Land) and in the air (Air). Founded in 1962, this is the most distinguished commander in the history of the world today, best known for successfully destroying Osama bin Laden (leader of terrorist group Al Qaeda) on May 2, 2011

SEAL detachment

To register for SEAL, you must be a US citizen, served or have "capacity" in the US Navy. In addition to health, it is a prerequisite to become a soldier, those who wish to apply for SEAL must graduate from high school with a minimum of 220 ASVAB, mastering all elements of the English language. The age to register for SEAL is from 17 (must be agreed by parents) until 30.

If you want to become a SEAL member, you must swim 500 yards (about 460m) within less than 12 minutes 30 seconds (preferably less than 10 minutes), resist pushing 42 times in 2 minutes (preferably over 79 times) , 50 (preferably 79) stood up and sat down for 2 minutes, running 2.4 km in 11 minutes 30s (preferably under 10 minutes 20s). All must be "the best", simply because SEAL only accepts a limited number of students in each selection, so you need to ensure the "best" level if you want to be able to pass. .

Currently, SEAL detachment has about 2,500 members spread across all fronts of the US in the world. To facilitate management, the US classifies SEALs with numbers from 1 to 5 and 7 to 9. There is no occurrence of number 6 because it is considered the most sophisticated and mysterious unit of SEAL forces. The current. The 6th Squad is so mysterious that the New York Times magazine rated "SEAL Team 6 (ST6) as America's" Jedi Knight ", the quintessence of the quintessence, is the true" All Star "force. ST6 has always been assigned "impossible" tasks, they are "X Men", "Superman" in real life.

10. SAS air force special forces - England

The SAS (Special Air Service) is a British air force task force founded in 1941 and is considered a standard task force in the world. The main task of SAS is to conduct special military operations, terrorism in the country as well as abroad. SAS helps train other countries' special forces, train skills of guerrilla warfare and combat in unexpected conditions.

Air Force Special Forces SAS

To be a member of SAS, you must ensure that you can swim continuously for 2 miles within 1.5 hours, run 4 miles within 30 minutes; After that, continue into the deep forest to join survival course, practice orientation skills and do everything as long as you can survive out there. Although these are only exercises that test the ability of candidates, the level of challenge is extremely fierce.

On average, each round of SAS selection has about 125 candidates, but the number of people served in this force is only 10 people after the training course.