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Stavros Atlamazoglou, SOFREP: Why Delta Force was chosen over SEAL Team 6 for the operation to kill the leader of ISIS
Why did American commanders choose Delta Force over SEAL Team 6 to conduct the operation that killed the leader of ISIS?
Many are bound to speculate that the SEAL option was quietly put aside because of the never-ending drama emanating from the Naval Special Warfare (NSW). And the problems in the SEAL community aren’t restricted in the “White” SEAL teams – “White” teams are the acknowledged SEAL teams that aren’t part of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC).
The Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU), also known as SEAL Team 6, has had its fair share of issues – issues that came in to the forefront in the immediate aftermath of the last high-profile operation of the Global War on Terror (GWOT).
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WNU Editor: It all comes down to territory. Delta Force has been in Syria for five years. They know the terrain, and they have been fighting ISIS alongside the Kurds.
