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Navy SEALs to shift from counterterrorism to global threats
The Navy’s special operations forces have been focused on counterterrorism operations but now must begin to evolve beyond those missions.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Latest "bin laden" stories
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Pakistan’s prime minister pokes U.S., says bin Laden ‘martyred’ during Navy SEAL raid
“We sided with the U.S. in the War on Terror but they came here and killed him, martyred him," Pakistan's prime minister said of bin Laden.
Special operators will be countering violent extremists for the ‘long haul’
The commander of SOCOM said battling violent extremists groups will remain the number one priority for American commandos.
By Shawn Snow
White House confirms bin Laden son schwacked
The White House announced Saturday that Hamza bin Laden , the son of the late al-Qaida leader who had become an increasingly prominent figure in the terrorist organization, was killed in a U.S. counterterrorism operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press