SAS Army

::..Special Air Service in North Africa (18 Jan 43)..::

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The Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army. A secretive institution, the SAS has served as a model for similar units fielded by other countries.

The SAS forms a significant part of the United Kingdom Special Forces. The other parts are: the Special Boat Service (SBS), the Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR),the Special Forces Support Group (SFSG)).

Function

Current SAS roles are believed to include:^[2]

• Intelligence collection in the deep battlespace.
• Battlespace preparation by sabotage and offensive raiding in the medium and deep battlespace.
• Counter-terrorism operations inside United Kingdom territory in conjunction with police forces, the most famous of which was the Iranian Embassy Siege after a hostage situation. ^{[3] [4]}
• Counter Terrorism operations outside UK territory.
• Training soldiers of other nations, and training guerillas in unconventional warfare.
• Counter Revolutionary Warfare activities in support of UK government Foreign Policy.
• Protection of senior British dignitaries and VIPs.