commandos

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In January, US commandos launched a lightning-fast operation in Venezuela to capture President Nicolás Maduro - a longtime ally of Cuba - and bring him to New York to face drug and weapons charges.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

U.S. commandos rescued an aviator early Sunday, 200 miles deep inside Iran, after his F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Maduro, 63, and wife Cilia Flores have been held in a Brooklyn jail for almost three months after American commandos snatched the pair from their compound in Caracas in early January.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

A bunch of green onions left half-charred on the grill outside one of the smaller cabins suggested the arrival of the Mexican commandos coincided with a carne asada cookout.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

It was not normal procedure to give commandos this kind of information, but Wilson wanted the men going in with no illusions.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin