Special forces

: For the .38 Special album, see Special Forces (album).

Late 20th and early 21st century

Throughout the later half of the 20th century and into the 21st century, special forces have come to higher prominence, as governments have found objectives can sometimes be better achieved by a small team of anonymous specialists than a larger and much more politically controversial conventional deployment. In both Kosovo and Afghanistan, special forces were used to coordinate activities between local guerrilla fighters and air power. Typically, guerrilla fighters would engage enemy soldiers and tanks causing them to move, where they could be seen and attacked from the air.

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20th century - 21st century - Kosovo - Afghanistan - Guerrilla - Air power

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Invariably, special forces were used in key military operations such as the Falklands War, Northern Ireland, the first and second Gulf Wars, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Bosnia, the Iranian Embassy siege (London) and the Moscow Theatre siege.

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Falklands War - Northern Ireland - First - Second - Afghanistan - Kosovo - Bosnia - Iran - London - Moscow

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