Air assault Clandestine human intelligence Clandestine operation Close-quarters combat Counterinsurgency Counterintelligence Counterterrorism Covert operation Direct action HUMINT Intelligence assessment Manhunt Military intelligence Patrolling Raiding Reconnaissance Special operations Special reconnaissance Surveillance Tracking Undercover operation Urban warfare
Part of
United Kingdom Special Forces[1]
Headquarters
RAF Aldergrove, Northern Ireland
Engagements
Operation Banner (The Troubles)
Military unit
The Special Reconnaissance Unit, also known as the 14 Field Security and Intelligence Company (internally "The Det") was a part of the British Army Intelligence Corps involved in plainclothes operations in Northern Ireland from the 1970s onwards.
The unit conducted undercover surveillance operations against suspected members of Irish republican and loyalist paramilitary groups. Its troops were recruited from line battalions and trained in an eight-week course by the Special Air Service (SAS). An initial deployment of 120 men took place in November 1972.[2][3] They are commandos trained for clandestine operation, counterinsurgency, covert operation, intelligence gathering, military intelligence, special reconnaissance, surveillance, tracking down and arresting or killing IRA members. Allegations of collusion with loyalist paramilitaries were made against the unit. In 1987, the unit became part of the newly formed United Kingdom Special Forces directorate.[1] The unit formed the core of the new Special Reconnaissance Regiment in 2005.[4]
^ abUrban, Mark (1992). Big Boys' Rules: The SAS and the Secret Struggle Against the IRA. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 9780571161126.
^David A. Charters, Counter-insurgency Intelligence: The Evolution of British Theory and Practice, The Journal of Conflict Studies, Volume 29 (2009).
^Dr Huw Bennett, The reluctant pupil? Britain’s army and learning in counterinsurgency, Royal United Services Institute, 11 October 2009.
^"14 Company - 'The Det'". eliteUKforces.info. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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