Surf Wiki
Save to docs
history/military

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Manhunt (military)

None

Manhunt (military)
Summary

None

Saddam Hussein found in his spider hole

Manhunting is a term sometimes used for military operations by special operations forces and intelligence organizations to search for, and capture or kill important enemy combatants, known as high-value targets. It has been used particularly in the United States during the war on terror.

The most visible such operations conducted involve counterterrorist activities. Some involve government-sanctioned targeted killing or extrajudicial execution, and such operations have drawn political and legal controversy. Other military operations, such as hostage rescue or personnel recovery, employ similar tactics and techniques.

The term has been used for some US operations such as Operation Red Dawn, the apprehension of Saddam Hussein, the search for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the killing of Osama bin Laden in May 2011, the term has also been used for Israeli operations in the Gaza war, notably the assassination of Mohammed Deif in July 2024, as well as the killing of Yahya Sinwar in October 2024.

Notes

References

  1. Seymour M. Hersh, ''Moving Targets'', New Yorker, December 15, 2003 accessed at [http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2003/12/15/031215fa_fact?printable=true] on 13 Feb 2008
  2. 1-4042-0280-3
  3. Chris Cuomo and Eamon McNiff, [https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Terrorism/story?id=2056386&page=1 "The Men in the Shadows – Hunting al-Zarqawi: Task Force 145 Is an Elite Special Ops Unit That Spent Years Tracking al-Zarqawi,"] ABC News, June 9, 2006
  4. (2024-10-19). "Sinwar Hamas manhunt death". CNN.
Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

manhunts military-tactics operations-involving-special-forces intelligence-operations-by-type counterterrorism
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Manhunt (military) — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report