In France, the Commandement des Opérations Spéciales (Special Operations Command, COS) was established in 1992 following the blueprint of the USSOCOM. They are the elite group or special forces of the French military, and they help with counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, fighting organized crime, surveillance of possible threats, and protecting government officials. The french special forces are under the command of C.O.S. The French special forces are called "Groupe D'invertervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale" in the French language, which in English is "National Gendarmerie Intervention Group". 4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment (4e Régiment d’Hélicoptères des Forces Spéciales (4e RHFS)) located in Pau. The COS is under the direct control of Joint armies (Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie) Chief of Staff. 2.5 French Navy Special Operations Forces. In Stéphane Rybojad's Special Forces, war correspondent Elsa Cassanova (Diane Kruger) is taken hostage by the Taliban. This command (formed after the Gulf War) comprises unit from both Army, Navy, and Air Force. The Maritime Force of the Marines and Commandos (Force Maritime des Fusiliers Marins et Commandos (FORFUSCO)) is the French Navy’s Special Operations Forces (SOF). Since its inception, as of 2017, the ministry of defence had recognised 25 operations conducted by French Special Forces, but it is likely many more were conducted in secret. Faced with her imminent execution, a Special Forces … 05/15/2019 Tell your friends. The operation was launched to free two French tourists who had disappeared while on holiday in the remote Pendjari National Park in neighbouring Benin on May 1. How the French special forces operation to rescue hostages in the dead of night in West Africa unfolded David Choi.
French special forces have freed two French hostages, an American and a South Korean in northern Burkina Faso in an overnight raid in which two soldiers died, authorities announced Friday. (Commandement des Operations Speciales = Special Operations Command).