DON'T try to kidnap SAS operators - Marine reacts

[@grahamstubbs4962]

I can't imagine why anyone would think it's a good idea to kidnap SAS or SBS. That's really asking for trouble.

[@paparoach007]

You can't blame the Iraqi police forces and militias for not knowing who these guys where cause let's be honest, they have no idea who they are coming up against lol. They found out that proper planning and execution from a well-established and well-trained soldiers is far superior than a corrupt, barely functional police force with an arse-backwards militia.

[@dbz9393]

These morons probably thought they were just regular squadies going AWOL

[@bonganiscarlett590]

Facts bro sounds like a 6ft deep request

[@grahamstubbs4962]

@@imchrisme5514 Obviously a tricky op. But they called in a few favours. You want some helicopters? APCs? A tank or two? Amusing to think that we're supposed to believe that command didn't know their forces were being surreptitiously deployed. As ever, bloody good job.

[@mrade5321]

It's not that surprising really. Covid, for example. It should how many turkeys there are that vote for Christmas. There's a lot of stupid people out there.

[@markhutton6824]

I remember years ago sitting with someone from the SAS, just after making him a mug of tea and asked what was it like working with the Delta force. He took a sip of tea, stroked his moustache and responded "after four weeks they could make a passible cup of tea". I sat there for a moment and laughed at which point he looked at me and said "I'm serious it took them four weeks"

[@paulinezarzoso6181]

Giving a little story most make it true . There not really that secret the amount of little stories ive heard about sas ppl that that person was sas the one saying it or they know someone or family member nextdoor neighbours, friend, husband boyfriend .my neighbour was sas the couple how they told me how they meet the sas man andy was drunk in the pub he said this beautiful women walked past and her perfume lingered for a couple of seconds the smell intoxicated hin it was wonderful when she came out the toliet and walked past again he said he slapped her arse he dont know why it came out of nowhere she turnt around and went mad her beauty stunned him she said he stood there all gormless but had this lopsided smile she found it a adorable and laughed. He laughed started chatting . Now they have twins two little hooligan girls who run rings round him causing him chaos. And they lived happily ever after. Untill she cheated he got drunk and beat her up well he was violent. They put him in this werid jail but im sure im being lied to its called the glass conservatory or glass house. Tbh i dont even think he was sas he wasnt this huge massive massive monster of a man yeah he was clever. Edit this story is a lie i understand now most of you didnt understand what i was trying to do im saying all the stories out there who ppl say they know sas 99 percent are talking crap.

[@deancalder8799]

Can't join delta from SAS they are forces from 2 different countries, so I call bullshit.

[@dannydirt5D]

​@@deancalder8799working along side them not working in there unit with them ffs

[@Ian-if2lf]

were they Scottish?

[@uranusismightybig5111]

​@@deancalder8799bet you regret writing that comment 😂 There is a delete option you know.....or you could just swallow your ego and write "fair enough"...😉

[@EnglishViking420]

Iraqi guard: you know those guys we captured ? Iraqi Commander : yes what about them Iraqi guard : turns out they are the sas sir Commander: excellent work how did you get them to tell you ? Guard: I didn't the rest of them just landed on the roof Commander: oh shit

[@simonrichards6739]

Comment of the day!

[@Alexynr]

Oh yeh a p***k with a rag for a flag

[@squarecircle1473]

lmao

[@backpackbattles4176]

lmao

[@bubbag3332]

SAS OPEN UP!!!

[@danzthamanz]

SAS is probably one force you don't want to fuck around and find out with these guys are a different breed

[@Ritsukagaming]

They will commit war crimes to get there boys back.

[@Rob_R_Jonny]

"Probably"?

[@amcg8666]

@@Rob_R_Jonny I think he meant "Are"

[@BeardedChieftain]

My best mate's youngest son was on the rescue Op as one of the Tank Drivers. The story is wilder than shown here. Various British Officers in the CoC literally assumed responsibility for their own unit's actions and thumbed their noses at Whitehall and supported Two-Two 100%.

[@russellfox4541]

We had just handed over to the oncoming group. I was waiting to leave country when this happened. I was gutted to not be on the op

[@paulinezarzoso6181]

I was one of the sas ppl as well we all agreed we will all quits the sas .my cousin John smith was on the mission as well my best friend who lives round the cornor was the one who done the first kill ahd his half brother andy mcnab also the dave sterling also my next door neighbour we call him kiwi plus all the other ppl who commented on these messages that makes another 60 i know you only see a few sas but the story was so much bigger there was like 1,850 of us wanna be bragging loud mouth cod player who text they was there on other vids .if you call me a lier your all jealous cus that was me on the vid.

[@Mygolly915]

@@paulinezarzoso6181I just had a stroke trying to read that, what were you trying to say.

[@metaliris6404]

Pure cap.​@@paulinezarzoso6181

[@joannebarlow3900]

​@@Mygolly915I think we can safely say they were definitely not part of the SAS...

[@No1harris_98]

Honestly such a badass story, truly makes me proud of my nation 🇬🇧

[@markquilter5638]

🫡🇬🇧

[@Turk-Uvar]

🇬🇧🫱🏻‍🫲🏼

[@No1harris_98]

@@Turk-Uvar indeed 🇬🇧

[@danday8596]

Sadly our nation is sinking

[@davidware9549]

@@danday8596well defo if we have people like u init

[@brendahuxtable8767]

Very proud of our SAS who keep us all safe.

[@LouLor8681]

It’s sad to see that the operators genuinely want to keep us safe, but the government would not hesitate to abandon them.

[@jasonshiers5771]

That's one group of lads you don't want to piss off , they will take you out regardless .

[@waggy007]

Makes me proud that you Americans respect the sas

[@RayvenQ]

>Captures SAS >Suddenly hears boss music

[@herstoryanimated]

Government: STAND DOWN SAS: I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch that old chap, would you mind awfully repeating it? Phone signal seems a bit poor around here. *scrunching paper noises*

[@jasondickson8712]

Nelson: Hey, that's my trick. Sort of.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

lol ya😂 'we just went out for drinks'

[@davehadley3567]

As I understood it the UK government ordered them to stand down, however I’m led to believe they were sent a message from all serving SAS that they would resign en mass if any action was taken against the team that performed the rescue,

[@warrensuddick5737]

The entire sas leadership were ready to resign

[@ScotsmanDougal]

I'd take that with a huge pinch of salt. It's not a normal job, they can't just resign. They all know that.

[@theguy3238]

​@ScotsmanDougal just a question. What could anybody do if they did?

[@ScotsmanDougal]

@@theguy3238 They'd all be arrested and be sent to military prison then dishonourably discharged. Then probably go to civilian prison afterwards.

[@theguy3238]

@ScotsmanDougal and who is going to arrest all these special forces members? And then what or who will replace them as the uk's elite? How are you going to stop them from whistleblowing and / or releasing redacted information that isn't supposed to reach public ears? What about the backlash from the general public for imprisoning our best soldiers who fight for our freedom everytime they go to work? It's not so cut and dry, stop being silly

[@LucyWynder29er]

My dad was in the SAS fighting back against the IRA when all that was kicking off in the 80s, etc. He was a very humble man who didn't speak much about it. He died of a brain tumour quite a few years ago now. I miss him so very much, every day. They're all heroes, and im proud of my dad and proud of other sas and soldiers in general. ❤

[@barbaradyson6951]

Always be proud of your father and what he stood for.

[@harikrishnanps8938]

Which troop??

[@paulinezarzoso6181]

They reacon ppl who say there dad or uncle in sas like the storming of the embassy it is 50.000 sas lol.if your dad was in sas you would not know even if you knew you wouldnt say.so dont lie.its secret

[@LucyWynder29er]

@paulinezarzoso6181 bro, you have no idea what you're talking about, lol. When in the SAS you and your spouse have to sign the Official Secrecy Act which my mum did because they were married. You are allowed to tell your nearest and dearest that you are in the SAS but not details of assignments, etc. Not ones that are currently active anyway.

[@LucyWynder29er]

@harikrishnanps8938 I'm not sure my love, he died just under 30 years ago and it's not something I've really thought about although its a good point. The thing with the SAS and SBS when you know people are lying is if they say they were 'selected' or 'head hunted' for it. That doesn't happen, you actually have to volunteer yourself for it and they don't want you there lol. Its always better to ask people that have passed the selection process how difficult it was as you'll get a completely different answer to someone that's failed it. It's grueling but some find it completely different to others.

[@leonpaul9443]

My nephew is only 20 hes already in the parachute regiment its his dream to make it into the sas one day here in the UK the sas are legends.

[@keithjohnstone759]

Hope his dreams come true! I served 11 years in regular Army from the age of 17, worked with a few that went to selection. Sure he will be amazing

[@Requiemslove]

Good luck to him, he's probably going to need it. Work hard lad, chase your dreams.

[@cherrybass11]

Congrats and good luck to him, having that maroon beret is already a heck of an achievement!

[@Wulfyr]

I've read that more SAS come from the Parachute Regiment than any other regiment so he's on a good starting block. Best of luck to him in all his endeavours.🇬🇧

[@Sancho-_Panza]

The undercover stuff the SAS do is not often reported. Many of them speak fluent Arabic. Describing them as next level is almost an understatement.

[@madzangels]

While the Scots in the SAS are still trying to speak fluent English

[@insomniacbritgaming1632]

they don't go by their birth names either... "George" is probably Gareth

[@stewartmackay]

Its never reported mate.

[@Sancho-_Panza]

@@stewartmackay Then how would I know?

[@stewartmackay]

@@Sancho-_Panza I don't know that you know at all. I simply meant they generally don't report their actives.

[@Advtaiwan]

I honestly believe this marine is super humble.

[@beastboss2017]

I got so hyped when I saw the SAS title, these are awesome

[@albin2232]

Brains, courage, and skill. That's a good formula.

[@truckerfromreno]

No one can stop the SAS - not even their own commanders.

[@johnchristopher20]

Yeah, but the higher ups keep trying their best.

[@not2longnow]

*trying 😉

[@t-and-p]

Yeah, the problem that appears to have been completely unforeseen by SAS Command is that, when you train a group of people to work as a unit and have each other's backs in the toughest terrain and situations possible... Then they have each other's backs in the toughest terrain and situations possible. You can't train people for years to give their life for their unit, treat each other like family, and never leave a man behind - and then expect them to forget all of that, in a heartbeat, because of an order most likely sent by someone who has sat behind a desk for their entire commission, who nobody knows or respects. I mean, WTF did they think was going to happen?!

[@amcg8666]

@@johnchristopher20 Higher ups are nothing but salty. Maggie Thatcher would have told the lads "Give them hell boys."

[@Whoami691]

Command: You are not to get him, is that understood? SAS: *lights a smoke* and who the f**k is gonna stop us?

[@dixienormus8097]

Haha, can confirm this is accurate.

[@BenMakins-p3g]

Spot on bro

[@MrJimmyT]

Kidnapping S.A.S bad idea.

[@craigP4440]

You better believe it

[@domgarwell5581]

Why Kidnapping these SAS soldiers is a bad idea.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/anm6dqOMZ92Lh7csi=7Db8GECR7gTFQ4nz

[@TheLastCrumb.]

Yes... they are so good they got caught lol

[@MrJimmyT]

@@TheLastCrumb. You have no idea

[@darrenjones1413]

Sas started with basically nothing rules out the window robbing other units thinking for themselves

[@teejai5291]

You mentioned that there probably wasn't that much support/ infrastructure there. In 2005 we had about 10,000 troops in Basrah. The lack of support was political and a lack of understanding of the gravity of their situation. They would have been dead or never seen again if 22 didn't rescue them. Good effort!

[@johncapewell7520]

Imagine how honoured you would feel that your brothers in arms defied orders and risked their lives to rescue you.

[@reddevil224]

If you haven't already you should check out the story of the 4 royal marines that strapped themselves to the outside of 2 apache helicopters to go back and rescue a fellow marine after a botched mission!

[@Buckblacket]

It was to recover his body. He was already dead unfortunately.

[@ALANL4460]

One of the SAS soldiers captured is now in public not this op. His name is Colin McLachlan his parent Regiment was the Royal Scots and he was a DS on Season 1 of SAS who dares wins. He spoke about this capture on Life or Death with Chris Ryan(SAS soldier from Bravo 2 zero who did longest e&e in history during op Granby). Spoke about being snatched its a great story

[@Slapbladder]

he used to be the Queens butcher at balmoral....

[@Ian-if2lf]

yeah SAS seem to be heavy loaded with the Scottish, up to 70% sometimes, are the Scottish pre programmed for it? just a natural fit for it?.

[@CLANK...]

​@Ian-if2lf celtic warrior blood, hardened by the cold, wet winters

[@ViDeOMaStErPaUl]

@@Ian-if2lf Everywhere is a holiday when you live in Scotland. Also The Scottish where the only people Napoleon feared.

[@LeeXRV]

It wasn't the UAV that detected their movement from the prison. It was a Royal Navy helicopter (the only one on scene) who noticed the men dressed in the traditional clothing of the region moving differently than the locals. I'm not sure if the operators deliberately behaved differently to hope they were spotted or just the aircrew noticing but that's how they were spotted.

[@Jack-lk7wk]

I imagine the crowd were all moving towards the compound whilst the captured soldiers were moving away making the movement odd

[@LeeXRV]

@@Jack-lk7wk- not this chap, the crowd were milling around in all directions, there was something in how they were moving that alerted the aircrew observer.

[@maxmoore9955]

Tells me SBS if a Royal Navy helicopter.

[@LeeXRV]

@@maxmoore9955 that’s a good point although I don’t know if your assertion is correct or not

[@simoncampbell3144]

​@@maxmoore9955not necessarily so , we were moved around Northern Ireland by whoever was available, but always the Royal Navy if there was absolutely no visibility, cos those guys were nuts 😂 , and no I was far from being special forces, just a run of the mill British soldier

[@vampsta30]

We British have the best Elites, it is truly who dares wins

[@ralphraffles1394]

The US had a Delta team in Basra, and offered to rescue the Brits if time became too critical. Good on them!

[@incamoran9532]

There's a good practical reason the SAS will rescue their own. They work in very small teams of 4 or 5 men, and if they lose one it takes some time to get a new guy up to speed with the working relationship within the rest of the team. It's better if they can break a few rules and get their own guy back so he can fit right back in with the team for the next op.

[@gcarter1973]

Went into the police station with Challenger 2 main battle tanks 😂

[@MisterChrisInTheUK]

Challenger II: The ultimate skeleton key

[@1998TDM]

Cruising around an exceedingly hostile foreign city pretending to be a taxi driver getting intel on the local Police Chief / Warlord melts my head. Fighting is one thing but that level of exposure is terrifying. Made different.

[@paulprice929]

The regiment involved was The Prince of Wales Regiment a great book of their time in Iraq is sniper one by Dan Mills

[@alanbobbymcguire5099]

Sir. We British Lions. Are led by Donkeys.

[@poppletop8331]

Asses.😂

[@georgebarnes8163]

Lt Cl Robert Blair Mayne would agree with you.

[@sonet66]

I believe the colonel of the tank unit ( don’t know the actual term) was ex para and Didn’t ask for permission to send them in 👍he just knew it was the right thing to do and some politician would mess things up 😂

[@TheDevilishFiend]

Really enjoy watching your channel dude. Thank you from the UK.

[@CombatArmsChannel]

Thanks dude!

[@jamieharper5665]

Yeeeeah ... Proper smooth brain move kidnapping SAS officers lol 😆 game over, get wrecked, thanks for playing!

[@Scoobydcs]

No matter what country they're from. Special forces guys dont play!

[@siraff4461]

Kidnapping the SAS? 😂 Good luck with that one - its not going to go well.

[@jimt9261]

Great vid mate! Never heard of this op but was very entertaining to hear about it. I've known I few ex 22 SAS (legit), so this is no surprise to me. They were pretty "off piste" guys to say the least :-)! You may have already covered this series, but there was a series on UK tv called "SAS: in their own words" ,which covered a few of their ops, with ex members narrating it. Extremely entertaining and well worth a watch. Especially episode 1 on Operation Barras. Hilarious :-)! Brewing up cups of tea whilst reloading in a gunfight! Well, we are British ;-)!

[@paulinezarzoso6181]

Please dont lie thats the black missions there family members dont know. I not in there interest to tell anyone. Why dont you sell there names your get millions ftom drug lords wanting body guards or the ppl wanting revenge. P.s we only know about thr the failed missions.

[@MrKedab]

how did i miss this one?! love your channel, bro. you do a great job with the breakdwn of situations etc. i'm U.K (english) born and bred & read far too much military history 🙂22 SAS has always been legendary, those guys are something a little bit apart from normal human beings...you should check out the raid they did on one of the islands south of the Falklands before the major force showed up and took up the fight...it's incredible that they managed to stay alive!

[@paulinezarzoso6181]

​​@@piratemousienope he wasnt not 22nd say the all black ops he would have two identity and not tell anyone and defo not tell you a loud mouth trying to impress ppl if he was he would of seen you as a little fraggle . You are indangour him . Ppl would pay lots if he 22 drug lords for body gaurds , dictators. Funny when sas attack these type of men they could be fighting against there old team mate. Anyway just from these comments the amount of ppl who said there or family wzs there and in the sss is crazy hundreds of ppl just from the texts. There most be a sas member on every street shouting im in sas . No wonder that mission was a success there was millions of Brits there on just that mission so its not that impressive. These ppls comments if real sas read there think Brits are a joke.

[@paulinezarzoso6181]

I was getting worried you was going to say you knew someone there and you know sas ppl. I to have read lots but these ppl who say there dad is sas especially 22 squadron its just impossible there the all black ops for a reason. Its not the sas intrest to tell anyone who .they are even when they retire they can still get work doing stuff like work on planes. Anyway not telling your family is good practice just incase . Also the ppl who say there friend or family is in sas or was that person is already a risk just to try to impress ppl.

[@markparker29]

US special forces offered to help the SAS said thanks but wanted to get there own guys back

[@brendanwoolford5937]

it's also probably because around 25 percent of british losses in Irak were due to friendly fire from US soldiers so they wanted to give their lads a chance to get out alive

[@scottharrison1287]

@brendan 😂😂😂 love it !!! 👍👍

[@brendanwoolford5937]

@@paultaylor9498 ''Irak war logs : how friendly fire from Americans became routine'' title from the guardian.

[@brendanwoolford5937]

@@paultaylor9498 I commented about the Iraqi war from 2003 and talked about the friendly fire from 2003 I'm not talking about the first gulf war And anyway US soldiers are known to shoot and ask later so probably why SAS operatives would rather not have them involved in rescuing their mates

[@Ian-if2lf]

the Scottish appreciate offers of help from allies but just like doing things there own way

[@danhodson7187]

Kidnapping an S.A/B.S reminds me of that guy who killed John Wick’s dog. 😂 how bad of an idea can you have?!

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

This was about the dumbest of dumb things they could have done..... i remembered those teams also crossed an entire desert with a rescued civilian. mostly carrried,..... these people just do not quit, ever.

[@altechelghanforever9906]

That's why their motto is "Who Dares Wins."

[@Requiemslove]

I doubt even a microscope would find a molicule of quit in them.

[@ShinyHelmet]

All the quitters have already been weeded out during the selection process. Although I'm certainly not belittling those who do quit for whatever reason, given how extremely tough the selection process is.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

@@ShinyHelmet i saw some docus on selection, for the public. and they casually mentioned it was like watered-down. and after the selection, its 2 years more training and that is no guarantee either. Takes a special kind of person for this, that's for sure..

[@TalesOfWar]

This is the real world equivalent of killing John Wicks dog.

[@richardshenton4371]

loving the jumper

[@DotSamm]

Hey man, been loving the videos recently keep them coming! much love 🖤

[@DrStephenTee]

That Christmas jumper!!👌🏻👏🏻🎄

[@Slapbladder]

Colin Maclachlan was one of the SAS soldiers. There was a riot in the street that the RAF helicopter/drone was watching and fortunately they saw Colin and his team mate trying to be bundled in to a car, they fought back and the helicopter saw them. One of the guys i know was involved in driving a warrior through the side of the police station to help rescue them.

[@nickcollinbailey8802]

Royal Navy helicopter of CHF thankyou.

[@paulinezarzoso6181]

Oh ok it said they was chained in the bathroom and if your on about when they were being moved the helicopter would of been to loud to spy as all. Its crazy how ppl know ppl involved just from these comments now if you add the ppl who saw this but know its stupid to say you have a frienf or family member there or they have sas fam member or friend who know they shouldn't say anything cus it could cause problems especially 22nd sas no civiy know there identity. And all the ppl who didnt see this who reacon they know someone there it most surly be over 2 million sas 5 million differnt soliders helping . Well thats crazy i never saw that many ppl on the vid wow no wonder they passed .

[@MisterChrisInTheUK]

..and thus was born the acronym 'F.A.F.O'. Great vid!

[@craftyveteran]

i love these guys, i have had the pleasure working with them a couple of times whilst i was serving….absolute legends 😊

[@sackthing986]

Popo medic is a great channel, military operations with high energy electronic music is a great combo

[@MercuryCircuit]

All the Allies Special Forces are amazing these days. The Sas gets more recognition beacause they started it in the deserts of Africa during ww2. We need all our forces on point now as the world order seems to becoming unstable. Pray it's not ww3 .

[@anthonybentley9430]

What did they start ...?

[@Johan-mp2ur]

​@@anthonybentley9430the sas started out in ww2 as a long range recon patrol doing special missions. The british in general started the whole special operations during ww2, but the sas specifically were started in desert warfare

[@WJS774]

@@anthonybentley9430 The concept of special forces. Elite forces have existed forever of course, but nobody ever took things to the extremes that you see in modern special forces prior to the LRDG.

[@katyevans5658]

You are a great guy ..and super intelligent to what is going on elsewhere..I feel u have been through a lot..if we had you on our side physically I would feel super protected ❤

[@SmallCatHimself]

SAS operators are the real deal

[@polychromide]

Delta Force was modelled on the SAS

[@pompeyboy75]

Leave no man behind ever.

[@jethrogibbs4192]

If u wanna see some of the training of the SAS during selection, watch 'SAS who dares wins' with ant middleton and his brothers in arms. Its incredible!! And the interrogation is amazing. On a personal note, Thank you for your service!! Xx

[@torn.blue.sky101]

E-F-F-E-C-T, a smooth operator operating correctly.

[@BG-ef8sk]

As a tradesman I worked in a sas members house, I noticed a picture of him and Gerry Adam’s in his man cave, I asked him how could you bring yourself to protect him ? He laughed and said I wasn’t protecting him, I was deep undercover

[@NPC-fl3gq]

Did you get to see the wheelbarrow he carries his balls around in!?

[@paulinezarzoso6181]

Yeah im sure this happened. Sas have flash lights saying there sas .

[@BG-ef8sk]

@@paulinezarzoso6181 I knew him for years, that’s why I was working for him, and if they trust you they will give your numbers to their colleagues

[@BG-ef8sk]

@@paulinezarzoso6181 I knew him for years and if you’re trusted by them they tell other members, they stick with who they know

[@BG-ef8sk]

@@paulinezarzoso6181 I knew him for years and regularly did work for him

[@OCinneide]

There's a better video on the hostage rescue, it talks about how US Delta Force offered to go in and rescue the SAS members and got the go ahead from their command but the SAS said no. The politicians in Britain repeatedly ordered the SAS to stand down and different units worked against this to help the SAS to rescue the hostages. Work a look on youtube for that video as well.

[@wingcommanderdaltonwalton67]

Lions lead by limp wristed politicians. 30 years of pathetically weak government in the UK. As with the US though,the military standard is always excellent. So proud of all those boys and girls!🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@paulwilliams2663]

Untrue, it was sanctioned following a threat of resignation by every serving 22 soldier (rank n file)

[@martinbarker76]

Simply don’t mess with the best

[@Bosspigeon230]

If often forgotten how close to capture or death these lads operate as a norm. Their successes have to be measured by the probable failure by any rational measure, the success rate is so high we forget the risk that is ever present. This includes failure, deaths and injuries. Still, they went there because no one else would even countenance such an idea...

[@nickcollinbailey8802]

this story is not true! The rescue happened but not as described here. But you believe it if you like

[@ralphpierre9122]

But someone else also said that the U.S offered to help go get the 2 guys but SAS wanted to get their guys on their own.

[@WestysPlaylistHub]

Id love to see this as a movie.

[@jamesknight3070]

Operation Barras, Sierra Leone, 1997. A Patrol from the Welsh Guard was Captured by The West Side Boys (A Gang). Mock executions were witnessed by a SAS Recon Sniper Team. A Joint Operation of Paras and SAS extracted all hostages, eliminated their capters.

[@mikeb3268]

It was the Irish Rangers, I think.

[@richardpurves]

They didn't wipe out the entire West Side Boys, but destroyed them as an organisation. The ones that ran off into the Sierra Leone jungle were emerging for a couple weeks afterwards.

[@chrisholland7367]

Sorry mate, it was the Royal Irish.

[@mikeb3268]

@@chrisholland7367 You’re right. I knew it was an Irish regt and not a Welsh one tho.

[@jamesknight3070]

@@chrisholland7367 It's fine, I'm using information from National Geographic's "Situation Critical: SAS Jungle Rescue". They're good, but this series as a whole was riddled with errors. =)

[@elizabethadams4921]

Don’t get on the wrong side of the SAS and SBS at anytime so very proud of our military 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@sozilla]

Great video and an excellent jumper to match

[@KennyRigby-pd1vv]

Awesome stuff 🇬🇧

[@catherinebrennan3225]

My grand father was in the special air forces! His father was an Indian Gurkha ! Still have the knife!! That belonged to him my grandfather always done his exercises everyday till he died (sas) man very strong 💪🏼 xxx

[@nodiggity9472]

There is no "special air forces". And there are no 'Indian Gurkhas", Gurkhas are from Nepal. Your Grandfather lied.

[@thelastmotel]

@@nodiggity9472 fr

[@PippetWhippet]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@nodiggity9472The confidence you have while being wrong is hilarious. The Indian army has a long history of recruiting Gurkhas, but if you don’t believe me, go ahead and research what the Agnipath plan is, specifically why Nepal was upset by it. Now you know you were wrong, you can come back and apologise to Catherine for slandering her grandfather like a strong human would do, or you can run and hide like a weak child does.

[@nodiggity9472]

@@PippetWhippet Since the subject of the video is the British Army (which has no "special air force" btw) and all British Gurkha units are recruited from Nepal, I don't see where I was actually wrong at all. If whatever her name was had been more specific, and said "his father was a Gurkha serving in the Indian Army" then there would have been no confusion. But when you say he was an "Indian Gurkha" from the Special air forces, AND the SAS, it sounds like a crock. And don't be trying to school me on military history, my Grandfather helped hammer out the Tri-partite agreement in the first place.

[@PippetWhippet]

⁠@@nodiggity9472”That belonged to him my grandfather always done his exercises everyday” Shall we stop applying Received Pronounciation grammar to someone whose first language is very clearly not English? Or if we really must, then we must apply that same standard to you. And call your story a complete crock for calling the Tripartite agreement the “Tri-partite agreement” [SIC].

[@leedstown]

The operation against the Iraq police officer was called operation Hathor, when the 2 sas men got captured they were taken to Al Jameat police station, 20 members of A squadron sas and a platoon of special forces support group 1 para tracked down the 2 sas men, a lynx helicopter and a drone was filming all this and caught the 2 men being moved to a safe house. Some A squadron stayed at the police station whilst other A sqdn went to the safe house at 9pm the police station and safe house were stormed the 2 sas men freed, 10 tanks attacked the police station and flattened it, the British government had to pay a large amount of compensation for the damage

[@nickcollinbailey8802]

are you sure it was a lynx helicopter and a drone filming this and not seakings of CHF with their Broadsword cameras?

[@leedstown]

@@nickcollinbailey8802 they might have also filmed it

[@nickcollinbailey8802]

I was there fixing and maintaining the cameras that took the footage you watched. The 2 SAS visited us in the UK to thank us for saving them. I know this rescue happened, but if you saw what I did, you would agree that this did not happen without the government approving it. Since when did the special forces have the power over the government to tell the Royal Navy and Army what to do. It happened, just not in the Rambo style that this video tries to make out. The British Forces are not American Hollywood forces. @@leedstown

[@quantumjet253]

There's a fascinating and incredible documentary of an SAS mission. If I remember correctly it entailed a small group, fewer than eight I think, holding off over 100 enemy soldiers. I'm not sure if it was shown on TV, or if it's here on KZbin. It's amazing. Long story short; I think most of them were injured and remained in the fight for as long as they still had a beating heart; sadly not all survived, but some did. What's amazing about the story in the above video is that this mission was 'retroactively sanctioned'. I can't imagine there are too many outfits, directly attached to the military that can disobey direct orders, carry out a rouge mission, only to have it made official and legal afterwards. I guess they'essentially hold every rank, cover every skill, and are fit for every task a soldier would ever need to perform. I'm guessing, if it wasn't for the fact that dictators are as likely to be replaced by equally bad, if not worse men, is why they remain safe from being listed as an SAS mission target. If you ever meet someone from England that isn't proud of the SAS, you'e not talking to someone from England!

[@piratemousie]

Do you remember the name of the operation/documentary/film thingie? My stepda is ex SAS, was brought over to Aotearoa to work with the team here; Aotearoa doesn't have a big army, but the covert ops/special forces teams are some of the fucking best in the world. And you know that, because no one even knows Aotearoa has a fucking military 😂😂

[@paulinezarzoso6181]

@@piratemousie this is the best lie yet incredible you most be an embarrassment to him lol.

[@quantumjet253]

@@piratemousie I've not been able to find the documentary, but I do have a name for you. It's referred to as the Battle of Mirbat. 19 July 1972. It was difficult to find as I'd seen the documentary a long time ago. But I remembered the landscape, the fort (you'll see what I mean when you see a picture of it), and that it was a small team (nine, in fact) against (exact number unknown but) believed to be over a couple of hundred. If I had to guess I think the documentary was made by one of the English TV channels, Channel 4, ITV or the BBC. I've no idea how difficult that will be to track down. But regardless, when you start to look into it I think you'll find it fascinating. I wouldn't be surprised if your stepfather knows of it; it sounds like it's quite the story in the history of the SAS. Hope that helps.

[@piratemousie]

@@quantumjet253 thank you so much, that's such a lovely and detailed answer; the other reply I got was that I was a liar and my stepda must be ashamed of me... but if I'm a liar then what would he be ashamed about, ya know? 😂 KZbin is full of ridiculous contrarians who can't seem to grasp the idea that people have (shock, horror, gasp ect), DIFFERENT lives and life experiences too themselves... 😂 Why they are watching something like this, ya know? They're not going to live this life, but they sure like to judge those who do! Anyway, thank you again for your detailed reply, as well as your other interesting comments! Nga Mihi, kia Kaha e hoa.

[@quantumjet253]

@@piratemousie No problem. Happy to help; especially someone genuinely interested in something I actually found actually moving. I saw the documentary on this battle perhaps twenty years ago but it's always stayed with me. When you look into the details I think you'll find one of the most heroic stories you could imagine. Put it this way; if you saw half of what those men went through and what they did in a movie you'd likely question how over-the-top it was. Which is perhaps understandably why my initial message attracted the attention of a troll. Their accusation wasn't aimed at you, it was because of my vague description for a battle that likely does sound unbelievable. I suppose we should feel sorry for a young person who's so quick to make assumptions and attack others. What can you do; internet forums will always be full of losers. Anyway, in searching to find the details I actually discovered a few videos, here on KZbin and one, I think, has a couple of the surviving soldiers discussing this battle. I also stumbled on a four-part documentary series detailing how the SAS was formed, and again, I think I may have seen this. If not I've certainly seen a documentary along the same lines. That's an equally fascinating story, going way back to World War II. Ok, that's just reminded me of another battle you might find interesting. It's not SAS-based. This one was in WWII. The mission was to destroy a German-occupied port in France. Its location was giving the Germans a strategic advantage and putting it out of commission would prove to be a critical win and would potentially save both military and civilian ships. The approach was by sea, with a single ship; the only way to get to the location. Like the SAS story this was a small number against horrendous odds. Again, I learnt of this one from a brilliant documentary (gotta love a good documentary!).

[@Bat-Ben]

I just had a plumber turn up to do some work in my bathroom. Turns out he is former member of the British SAS and told me some amazing stories from northern Ireland and the Falklands.

[@daisymay8678]

There is a film out there about how the was was formed. It's a really interesting watch.

[@dianehodgkinson7113]

There is a specific raid during the Falklands War 1982 on Pebble island - Very much worth a watch. It proves what I have always said about The SAS & SBS - they are not deployed, they are unleashed (The Gurkha landings were pretty amazing too!)

[@deannacauley166]

Oh my God that's the best Christmas sweater I've ever seen and I love it

[@markhughes8314]

Can you imagine Thatcher telling them to stand down.

[@mikechantry158]

Could you imagine someone trying to tell Thatcher to tell them to stand down, She’d proberbly hand that person over to the basran militia herself lol

[@Andrew-is7rs]

Nothing like Delta. These guys are experts at this sort of op

[@alanserjeant4947]

Look up operation Eagle Claw before you get too carried away.

[@Andrew-is7rs]

@@alanserjeant4947 I could give you quite a few from the 40’s onwards before you get carried away, cheers 🥂

[@JohnBanana935]

True. There is no equivalent of the SAS in the USA. What the SAS are trained to do, the US split into 3 seperate forces. Delta being one of them. SAS do all 3 and then some.

[@pauloneill9880]

I just know the sas guy finding them in the toilets first words would joke about them bumming in the toilet cubical. Dark humour. I imagine the response would be come back in ten mins, not finished yet.

[@kevinwhite981]

SBS don't Always get the same recognition as the SAS but are there equals.

[@JustSumGeek]

Ross Kemp taught me what SAS stands for: Super Army Soldiers

[@pickaport]

Merry Christmas. 🎄

[@mariewolton7027]

Wonderful series of the first SAS men was released a few years back. Tells the amazing history through such humour of how they were created.

[@darrandavies9557]

My old regiment the Staffordshire regiment my friend was on the op on the police station

[@ybm_678]

yes, the video was great, but can we PLEASE take a moment to appreciate this guy's Christmas jumper??

[@bobgarrett9498]

Hi merry Xmas from England😊

[@chrissmith9716]

Officially told to stand down.....unofficially told to "make it happen"

[@alessandrodolce1242]

Who is the genius who think that was a good idea ?

[@ForburyLion]

If you watch other videos of this, you learn that the US special forces in the region offered to provide support to the SAS, whether or not their superiors agreed.

[@HikingFeral]

One of the things I love about the internet is being able to watch someone from across the world talk about my back garden so to speak. It's both a blessing and a curse actually because we have E-Catgirls.

[@iandoughty7142]

Dont. Try fucking with us. Good learning curve for our enemies.

[@philldpower]

Yo i remember Clarkson Hammond and May do a special forces thing on the grand tour, i found it hilarious, worth checking out, keep up the good vids

[@Jack-lk7wk]

He already did it mate ages ago

[@nickcollinbailey8802]

I remember Jeremy Clarkson visiting us in Basrah, Iraq. We had a window where we went to exchange worn out uniform which never ever gave out anything and was called the window of NO. Jeremy returned to the UK. I heard he wrote an article about the window in the Sunday papers. On Monday, it was called the window of YES. THANKS JEREMY

[@EmyrRees-n6j]

Check out The Battle for Bamber Bridge, unless you have seen it, mind blowing.

[@mrwhoannon300]

The SAS/SBS are so badass, so proud they’re the best fighting force on earth 🇬🇧

[@tompearce8173]

There is only 1 ROE when you take one of our own. Win

[@jamesylfc9611]

just subbed great content actually gain brain cells on this channel unlike most out there lol

[@seb3688]

Liked and subscribed in 0.5 seconds of seeing this video. When I see a og channel I know

[@richardgarrett1804]

Total respect to the Marine, nice when other countries acknowledge the superiority of the British SAS. They are the best undoubtedly.

[@dibdab699]

Great reaction. However original creator saying that Delta are equivalent to SAS is…brave. There’s SAS and then everyone else.

[@Dr.Ian-Plect]

Another confused mite. Being 'the equivalent of' doesn't necessarily state which has precedence. It's just saying 'a comparable unit from another military'. And again, 'comparable' doesn't necessarily mean 'as good as', it's stating which units are most similar in remit etc.

[@steveb6386]

If you ignore the SBS.

[@bobsmallshaw3488]

SAS was the first special force's the rest are based on them

[@thelastmotel]

@@bobsmallshaw3488 They were the first MODERN special forces, not the first special forces.

[@bobsmallshaw3488]

Look up your history SAS were formed in the 2nd world war the rest followed and most were trained by them

[@stuartsmith3555]

If you haven’t already, look out for the Royal Marines at Grytvken in South Georgia Islands Falklands War. 20 marines took on a corvette.

[@DM268-e9m]

Luv it. I was trying to figure out song from top of your sweater. I be dum dum. Then u mentioned shirt. You do rock. on to video.

[@MrKedab]

also...not super comparable with the U.S but Basra (it's one of the major citites in southern iraq) was pretty much the U.K's main base of Ops during the war. Things got sporty out there, we lost quite a few heroes in that place...god bless them & their families

[@ConallC96]

Its hard to be proud being british nowadays. But i have full respect for our military. Same to the USA. We have our differences but together we are a formidable fighting force

[@linky8899]

Scary stuff that they're working under corrput politicians who have only their own Interests at heart.

[@elemar5]

Why is it hard? Do you feel guilty about something?

[@Looshfarmer]

@@elemar5no, disenfranchised maybe?

[@finncullen]

@@elemar5 Not guilty, disappointed in the leadership. Lions led by cunts.

[@Notevenallowedtoburnwood]

​@@elemar5The only thing anyone should feel guilty about is the racist, sexist treatment of white males today and the genocide being conducted by unelected racist wef, UN, EU, who, British, US, World tyrant puppet socialist, communist govornments.