counter-terrorists
Anti-threat tactical units
Counter-terrorists are personnel who combat terrorism—typically specialized military units, law enforcement teams, or intelligence operatives trained to prevent attacks, rescue hostages, and neutralize terrorist threats.
The term appears frequently in news coverage and gaming contexts: The counter-terrorists defused the bomb with seconds to spare.
Systematic observation of subjects
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- watchlistTracked items roster
- informantOne who provides intelligence
- wiretapHidden listening device
monitoring · tracking · profiling · analysis · interrogation · debriefing · interception · HUMINT
Breaking of agreement
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- planningArranging for future events
strategy · close-quarters · stack · flashbang · rappelling · flanking · suppression · stealth
Elite police squad
- SASThree-letter acronym, multiple meanings
- SEALsNaval special forces
- DeltaAlluvial formation at mouth
- SpetsnazRussian elite military units
commandos · operators · Green Berets · Rangers · snipers · sharpshooters · marines · paratroopers
Protective head covering
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
- communicationsExchange of information
- zip-tiesPlastic self-locking strips
- gogglesSealed protective eyewear
drone · sidearm · suppressor
Sudden armed incursion
- breachBreaking of agreement
- extractionAct of removing
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- clearingTreeless space in forest
assault · siege · interdiction · takedown · ambush · reconnaissance · covert · undercover
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- watchlistTracked items roster
- informantOne who provides intelligence
wiretap · monitoring · tracking · profiling · analysis · interrogation · debriefing · interception · HUMINT · SIGINT
breach
Breaking of agreement
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
planning · strategy · close-quarters · stack · flashbang · rappelling · flanking · suppression · stealth · synchronized
SWAT
Elite police squad
Spetsnaz · commandos · operators · Green Berets · Rangers · snipers · sharpshooters · marines · paratroopers · squad
helmet
Protective head covering
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
- communicationsExchange of information
- zip-tiesPlastic self-locking strips
goggles · drone · sidearm · suppressor
raid
Sudden armed incursion
- breachBreaking of agreement
- extractionAct of removing
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
clearing · assault · siege · interdiction · takedown · ambush · reconnaissance · covert · undercover · entry
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Those using violence politically
terror cells · insurgents · jihadists · bombers · hijackers
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Those using violence politically
outlaws · criminals · enemy combatants · aggressors · perpetrators
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Those using violence politically
subversives · revolutionaries · seditionists · enemy combatants · non-state actors