Special Forces

Greece will deploy special forces personnel and aircraft in Egypt in order to assist in the evacuation of its citizens from Sudan when it will be possible, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Sunday. Two military transport aircraft C-130 and...

Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, the leader of the Islamic State (ISIS)—also known as ISIL, Daesh, or IS—has been killed in combat, the terrorist group announced on Wednesday, November 30th. At the apex of its power in 2014, ISIS controlled approximately...

The Special Forces of Greece have recently been included by NATO into an exclusive club of the world’s elite special forces, such as the US’s Delta Force and Navy Seals and Britains’ SAS. In late 2021 Greece’s special paratrooper unit...

Special forces units from Greece, the US, and Israel were among others participating in the "Orion 22" exercise that kicked off on Thursday near Athens. Personnel from the armed forces of Bulgaria, France, and Cyprus also participate in the drill....

Joint military exercises are now underway between the Special Forces from Greece, Cyprus and the United States. The exercises are ongoing in the Mediterranean off the coast of the Souda Bay base on Crete, according to reports from state-run...

Elite units from three Balkan countries have conducted a joint military exercise with Greek special forces near Athens. Units from Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania joined their Greek counterparts in the exercise Salamis Storm 2018, in what is being seen as...

Greek anti-terrorist officers have trumped their European colleagues in an international competition among elite special forces held in Jordan. EKAM officers secured the highest score from all European countries in the 10th annual contest between special forces held at a...

Greece and Israel will be participating in joint aeronautical exercises and training with attack helicopter units and Special Forces units, as part of the Defense Cooperation Program (DCP) for 2017, agreed between the two countries on Tuesday. Source: ANA-MPA

The Deputy Prosecutor of the Supreme Court Charalambos Vourliotis is head of the investigation against Golden Dawn and in his nine-page report states that the criminal organization was formed in 1987. According to Vourliotis the gang had infiltrated the ranks...