This video showcases some of the world's most elite and secretive special forces units, including:
1. Delta Force (USA): An elite counter-terrorism unit involved in numerous top-secret missions, including the capture of Saddam Hussein.
2. Alpha Group (Russia): A counter-terrorism unit known for its brutal tactics, including allegedly taking hostages and using them as leverage.
3. Kaibiles (Guatemala): A special operations unit with a grueling training program that includes eating dog and snake entrails, and being exposed to tear gas.
4. Duvdevan (Israel): An undercover counter-terrorism unit that conducts high-risk missions, often disguised as Arab civilians.
5. SAS (UK): An elite special forces unit with a high level of secrecy, known for its accomplishments in hostage rescue and counter-terrorism missions.
6. GIGN (France): A special forces unit within the French National Gendarmerie, responsible for counter-terrorism and hostage rescue.
7. Snow Leopard Commandos (China): An elite counter-terrorism unit known for its rigorous training program and impressive physical feats.
8. Taiwanese Special Forces: A secretive special forces unit with a grueling training program that includes crawling over sharp coral rocks.
The video also briefly mentions the Chinese police using segways to patrol the streets, which adds a bit of humor to the otherwise serious tone of the video.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Delta Force was formed in 1977 by Colonel Charles Beckwith.
2. Delta Force is involved in counter-terrorism, high-risk operations, and daring rescue missions.
3. The group has been involved in many top-secret missions since its formation.
4. Delta Force helped capture Saddam Hussein in December 2003.
5. To join Delta Force, one needs to be in any armed service and pass brutal physical and psychological tests.
6. Delta Force training includes marksmanship, covert tradecraft, and CIA tactics like dead drops.
7. Russia's Alpha Group was created in 1974 in response to the Black September attacks at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
8. Alpha Group was involved in the assault on the presidential palace in Kabul during Russia's invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.
9. Alpha Group was involved in a 1985 hostage crisis in Lebanon, where they took hostages of their own, including relatives of the terror group.
10. The Kybiles are a special operations wing of the armed forces of Guatemala.
11. Kybiles training includes jumping blind from a 33-foot platform into a narrow river and marching 12 miles through a grueling uphill course.
12. Only 7 or 8 out of 40 candidates make it to the end of Kybiles training.
13. Duvdevan, also known as Unit 217, is the Israeli Defensive Forces' elite undercover counter-terrorism unit.
14. Duvdevan training includes learning Krav Maga and counter-terrorism, as well as a four-month undercover course.
15. Duvdevan operatives are often disguised in Arab civilian clothes to infiltrate terror cells.
16. The Special Air Service (SAS) is an elite unit under the British Army, founded in 1941.
17. SAS training includes a series of physical challenges, such as running 1.5 miles in 10 minutes and 30 seconds.
18. Less than 30 out of 200 recruits finish SAS training.
19. GIGN is a special forces unit within the French National Gendarmerie.
20. GIGN was activated in 1973 in response to the realization that regular police could not handle terrorism tactics.
21. GIGN has carried out over 1,000 missions and freed more than 500 hostages.
22. The Chinese Snow Leopard Commandos were created in 2002 and are known for performing major counter-terrorism missions.
23. Snow Leopard Commandos training includes completing over 50 tasks, including 200 push-ups, 200 sit-ups, and carrying 77 pounds of gear for six miles.
24. The Taiwanese Special Forces training is secret, but it takes only 10 weeks to complete.
25. The final stage of Taiwanese Special Forces training involves crawling over 165 feet of jagged and sharp coral rocks in nothing but a pair of shorts and gym shoes.
Note that some of the facts may be subject to interpretation or may not be entirely verifiable due to the classified nature of some of the information.