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Special Warfare

| November 01, 2008 | Owen, Karla S. | COPYRIGHT 2008 John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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In the early morning hours of May 30, 2007, an 11-man Special Forces team crept silently through an Iraqi village. Their target: a suspected terrorist with ties to traffickers in counterfeit U.S. currency and a criminal network known for supporting the movement and funding of foreign fighters, weapons and equipment into the country.

For the mission to be successful, the team had to take the village by surprise. That wasn't an easy task, as the suspected terrorist had implemented a robust early-warning network, taking advantage of the remote location, and thus giving him the ability to escape or destroy evidence within minutes. The ...

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