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Top elite forces in the world (photos)

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Newsroom April 18 01:59

With the rise of urban terrorism across the globe, military forces have to adapt to a new type of combat style. This why it has become a vital priority to train special elite forces that are capable of dealing with unique conditions and adapting on the fly to changing environments. Here is an arbitrary list of the top elite forces in the world.

8. The Special Services Group in Pakistan 

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7. Spain’s Unidad de Operaciones Especiales — or the Naval Special Warfare Force

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6. Russia’s Alpha Group

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5. France’s National Gendarmerie Intervention Group, or GIGN

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4. Israel’s Sayeret Matkal

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3. The British Special Air Service, known as the SAS

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2. The UK equivalent of the Navy SEALs is the Special Boat Service

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1. The US Navy SEALs

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source: businessinsider

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