Somalia raid target was Kenyan Shebab commander: US official

Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2013, 20:53

The target of the raid in Somalia by US Navy SEALs was Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdulkadir, a Kenyan of Somali origin who is a foreign fighter commander for the Islamist Shebaab group, a US official said on Monday.

US allows women to join Navy SEALS, Army rangers

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 09:40

Women in the US will be able to join the Navy SEALS, Army Rangers and other specialised combat outfits under plans approved by the Pentagon to open up thousands of frontline jobs which were out of their reach till now.

So who killed Osama bin Laden?

Last Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2013, 11:46

Twenty-three SEALs and their interpreter raided Osama bin Laden`s compound just after midnight on the morning of May 2, 2011.

Seals sleep with half their brains

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 15:48

Some of the brain chemicals that allow seals to sleep with half of their brain at a time have been identified - a discovery that Canadian researchers say could help in research into human sleep problems.

First land animals shuffled like seals

Last Updated: Monday, January 14, 2013, 22:28

The world`s first 3D reconstruction of a four-legged animal backbone has shown that the early animals on land moved around like seals.

US Navy SEALs punished for information leak

Last Updated: Friday, November 9, 2012, 10:45

The seven members of the secretive Navy SEAL Team 6 disclosed classified information to the maker of a video game.

Ex-Navy SEAL killed in Libya ‘was on intel mission`

Last Updated: Friday, September 14, 2012, 12:56

During an interview, Glen Doherty had said he personally went into the field to track down so-called MANPADS to destroy them.

Female CIA agent led Navy Seals to bin Laden’s lair

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 17:00

Former US Navy SEAL, who has written a controversial book detailing the Abbotabad raid that killed Osama bin Laden, has credited a ‘feisty’ female CIA analyst for leading them to their target.