By: Harrison Kass Top 3 Points: Founded in 1977, Delta Force is the U.S. Army’s elite special operations unit, specializing in counterterrorism, hostage rescue, and special reconnaissance.

Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, or CANSOFCOM, oversees Joint Task Force 2; a counterterrorism and special operations unit in Ottawa; the 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron and ...

Canadian special forces have played a central role in hunting down, detecting and dismantling stockpiles of chemical weapons used by Islamic State militants in Iraq, according to sources with ...

Canada currently has about 120 special forces soldiers in Iraq and smaller teams working with counterparts in several other countries, including Belize, Jamaica, Niger and Malaysia.

Pilots flying for Canada’s special forces say they are being held back by inferior equipment and operating a helicopter that is obsolete for today’s threats. The grim assessment is contained ...