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Goma, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | A garrison military court has handed a death sentence to seven Commandos of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) after pleading guilty to cowardice in front of the enemy. The seven Commandos attached to the Republican Guard were arrested after fleeing …

Entebbe, Uganda | AFP |Grace Matsiko | Skimming above the choppy waves through the dark the four planes swooped in low over Lake Victoria, packed with over 200 elite Israeli commandos on a daring raid to free hijacked hostages. Landing soon after midnight at Uganda’s Entebbe airport on July 4, 1976, …