1.   The police say a special operation against crime seems to be paying off.

2.   And they say a special operation called Gemini which puts extra officers on the street to catch the burglars and car thieves is paying off.

3.   The officer leading the murder hunt, used to head a special ongoing operation in South London, against so called yardie gangs from Jamaica.

4.   American special operations forces and commandos from nine other countries often rely in part on intelligence provided by local villagers.

5.   American special operations forces, coordinating combat missions with Pashtun fighters, kept up the pressure on the Taliban.

6.   And as the United States engages in strategically murkier missions in places like the Balkans, Haiti and Somalia, special operations forces are playing a more prominent role.

7.   And in both cases, special operations forces were able to rescue the pilots.

8.   And U.S. special operations forces demonstrated that U.S. troops were prepared to mix it up on the ground by conducting a dramatic evening raid.

9.   And U.S. special operations forces demonstrated that American troops were prepared to mix it up on the ground by conducting a dramatic evening raid.

10.   Army Rangers and other special operations forces already are operating from bases in the region and from aboard the carrier Kitty Hawk.