#usa #military #shorts In 2005, two SAS soldiers were captured in Basra, beaten, and handed over to Hezbollah-linked forces. The British Prime Minister ordered restraint, but the SAS had other plans. Ignoring direct orders, an elite force stormed enemy strongholds, rescued their men, and defied their own government. When officials demanded consequences, the entire SAS threatened to resign—forcing the government to publicly back them.
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00:00What happened when the British SAS went rogue?
00:02Two British soldiers have been arrested by the Iraqi authorities in Basra tonight
00:05after apparently firing at police.
00:07In 2005, two British SAS operators were deep undercover in Basra,
00:11tracking an Iraqi police commander working with an Iranian-backed Shia militia.
00:15But something went wrong.
00:16Their cover was blown, and local police, loyal to Hezbollah, captured, beat, and detained them.
00:21The prime minister himself demanded restraint,
00:23but the SAS had no intention of standing down.
00:2520 SAS operators and 40 paratroopers deployed without approval.
00:29First, they stormed the police station, securing the building and extracting intel.
00:32Then, they assaulted a heavily guarded compound,
00:34blasting through multiple entry points.
00:36Within minutes, the resistance was neutralized.
00:38Inside, they found their men, handcuffed, bloodied, but alive.
00:42The British government was furious, demanding heads roll,
00:44but when the entire SAS threatened to resign, public support left officials no choice.
00:48They had to publicly back the operation, proving their motto true, who dares wins.