Identities of More Than 100 UK Secret Troops Exposed in Massive Security Blunder
The British military has launched an investigation after an email was mistakenly shared by clerks, disclosing the identities of more than 100 Special Forces troops, the Daily Mail reported.
According to the outlet, the British Army's Corporal to Sergeant Promotion List, which was accidentally sent to hundreds of officials, included fourteen Special Air Service (SAS) soldiers, five members of the Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR), four Special Boat Service (SBS) troops, as well as 39 paratroopers from the Special Forces Support Group (SFSG).
The unfortunate email also included forty names from highly sensitive intelligence and communication organisations, and even mentioned one of the operatives belonging to the so-calledE Squadron, which is considered the UK's most secretive military intel unit.
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E Squadron
One of themost shadowy of all British special forces units, E Squadronis small cell of UKSF operatives hand-picked to work with the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), otherwise known as MI6. E Squadron is believed to be available for tasking to both the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) Directorate and SIS.
E Squadron is said to be the modern day incarnation of a long-rumoured MI6-UKSF unit known as 'The Increment'.
The unit is thought to be manned by experienced operators from the Special Air Service (SAS), Special Boat Service (SBS) and the Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR). It can be speculated that it receives signals, electronic warfare and logistics support from appropriate attached units such as members of 18(UKSF) Signals Regiment. Assets, such as RAF 7 Sqn Chinook helicopters, from the Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing (JSFAW) are available as required.
E Squadron Role / Operations
E Squadron's role is to carry out clandestine operations for the SIS. The SIS is Britain's foreign intelligence service and its intelligence officers are active in countries around the world. They develop and run agents, form alliances with various factions inside foreign countries and gather intelligence from a wide range of sources. Operating in more hostile regions has become more of a necessity since the September 11th terrorist attacks and MI6 are more likely to require special forces escorts on their missions. It is likely therefore that E Squadron has carried out numerous operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. To what extent the UKSF element of E Squadron would be used in an offensive scenario is not publicly known at this point.
(involved in Libya overthrow)
https://www.eliteukforces.info/e-squadron/