commandos

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TV footage showed police commandos in fatigues entering the Senate building in Manila early on Wednesday evening, with anti-riot policemen with shields and helmets surrounding the perimeter.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

US news outlets reported that American commandos had deployed deep into Iranian territory to rescue the downed airman.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

On Jan. 3, the military forces he commanded folded quickly as American commandos swooped in on helicopters and seized Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 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

“After a forty-seven-day standoff. Also a Negro division of mounted trike commandos apparently repelled a Confederate attack at a supply station called Milliken’s Bend.”

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older