Manhunt (military)
Manhunting is a term sometimes used for military operations by
War on Terror.[1]
The most visible such operations conducted involve
hostage rescue or personnel recovery
, employ similar tactics and techniques.
The term has been used for some US operations such as
killing of Osama bin Laden
in May 2011.
See also
Notes
- ^ Seymour M. Hersh, Moving Targets, New Yorker, December 15, 2003 accessed at [1] on 13 Feb 2008
- ISBN 1-4042-0280-3
- ^ Chris Cuomo and Eamon McNiff, "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