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Title: Western special operations activity is on the rise around a new US partner in a strategic but unstab
Post by: rangerrebew on March 21, 2024, 07:38:57 pm
Western special operations activity is on the rise around a new US partner in a strategic but unstable area of the Mediterranean
Constantine Atlamazoglou
Updated Fri, March 15, 2024 at 8:35 AM EDT·5 min read
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Cyprus lately has become something of a hub for Western special operations forces.

US Navy SEALs and Cypriot naval commandos recently completed a series of exercises off of Cyprus.

Other Western special ops units have deployed to the area in response to the Israel-Hamas war.

A former Russian partner who has drawn closer to the US in recent years has lately become something of a hub for Western special operations activity.

Earlier this year, US Navy SEALs and Special-Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen completed a three-week-long series of exercises with Cypriot naval commandos off of Cyprus.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/western-special-ops-activity-rise-104501935.html