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New commando force will raid ISIS at sea to safeguard ships around the UK coast
Mirror ^ | 17 Apr 17 | CHRIS HUGHES

Posted on 04/17/2017 1:08:32 PM PDT by LSUfan

The 450-strong amphibious Maritime Operations Commando team will be sent on emergency missions amid fears jihadis will attack vessels and ports

The Maritime Operations Commando will also be sent on global raids against enemy ships or terrorist vessels.

Ports are also under threat, as jihadists may try to smuggle armed terrorists into the UK. And Somali pirates are a risk, with at least six attacks on ships off the Horn of Africa in the past month.

Troops for the new unit will be formed from the Royal Marines ’ 42 Commando battalion in Plymouth.

(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: counterterrorism; isis; jihad; marines

1 posted on 04/17/2017 1:08:32 PM PDT by LSUfan
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To: LSUfan

Nothing like the infectious cancer setting up their sovereign states (Sharia complaint no go zones) in the UK, etc etc and taking up full time employment in the traditional mohamedan ways.

They have rights too!


2 posted on 04/17/2017 1:41:46 PM PDT by himno hero (hadnuff)
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To: himno hero

Damn Islamophobes. I thought the Brits knew better.


3 posted on 04/17/2017 2:05:18 PM PDT by NYAmerican
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To: LSUfan

I didn’t know ISIS has a blue water navy.


4 posted on 04/17/2017 4:18:38 PM PDT by slouper (LWRC SPR 5.56)
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