Showing posts with label British. Show all posts
Showing posts with label British. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

SAS troopers help co-ordinate rebel attacks in Libya



London Guardian

The serving soldiers have joined British special forces and have been acting as forward air controllers and advising on tactics

    SAS badge
    A detail from the badge of the SAS, who have been assisting the rebels in Libya. Photograph: PA

    The Guardian has learned that a number of serving British special forces soldiers, as well as former SAS troopers, are advising and training rebel forces, although their presence is officially denied.

    The Guardian has previously reported the presence of former British special forces troops, now employed by private security companies and funded by a number of sources, including Qatar. They have been joined by a number of serving SAS soldiers.

    They have been acting as forward air controllers – directing pilots to targets – and communicating with Nato operational commanders. They have also been advising rebels on tactics, a task they have not found easy...[Full Article]



Wednesday, April 27, 2011

'Al Qaeda Bomber Worked For UK Intelligence'

Sky News

An al Qaeda "assassin" accused of bombing Christian churches and a luxury hotel in Pakistan was working for British intelligence at the same time, according to leaked files.

The claim about Adil Hadi al Jazairi Bin Hamlili is made in secret reports on detainees at the US military's Guantanamo Bay prison camp obtained by the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks.

The Algerian, who was captured in Pakistan in 2003, was described by interrogators as a "facilitator, courier, kidnapper, and assassin for al Qaeda"...[Full Article]