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Special forces

Infantry

Small, highly selected and intensively trained units that carry out raids, hostage rescue, reconnaissance behind enemy lines and counter-terrorism. Selection courses often fail most candidates.
Sri Lanka's Commando Regiment, Special Forces Regiment and the Navy's Special Boat Squadron are well known in the region.

Well-known examples

**Navy SEALs**Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Blake Midnight · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

**SAS**Seb.cestari.16 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

**Spetsnaz**SpetsnazAlpha · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

**MARCOS**http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/about-indian-navy/about-us · GODL-India · Wikimedia Commons

**Special Forces Regiment (Sri Lanka)**Chamal Pathirana · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Well-known examples — All

Navy SEALs & Delta Force (USA) SAS & SBS (UK) Spetsnaz (Russia) MARCOS & Para SF (India) Commando Regiment & Special Forces (Sri Lanka Army) Special Boat Squadron (Sri Lanka Navy)