Blue Light (counter-terrorist subunit) Blue Light (counter-terrorist subunit) Blue Light was an American counter-terrorist subunit of the 5th Special Forces Group that existed into the late 1970s. According to Col. Charles Beckwith's memoirs, this counter-terrorist group was formed by U.S. Army Special Forces leadership to fill an important counter-terrorism gap until Delta Force became operational. He stated that the unit was disbanded when Delta Force went operational. Beckwith's memoir, "Delta Force", reports that commanders of the 5th Special Forces Group were asked by top brass of the Pentagon to quickly organize a Green Beret counter-terrorist unit to fill in until Delta Force was fully
Counter-terrorism Special Force Islamic Republic of Iran, in 2014 the NOPO were deployed against Bakhtiari community protests. NOPO have reportedly been employed in 2016 in dealing with an ISIS Commando in Kermanshah. According to the Daily Mail, during the 2017 Tehran attacks the anti-terror police exchanged fire with ISIL commandos. Counter-terrorism Special Force The NOPO () officially standing for Counter-terrorism Special Force (), is an Iranian special force acting under "Amīr al-Mu'minīn Unit" of Special Units Command of Law Enforcement Force of Islamic Republic of Iran. NOPO's duty is usually mentioned hostage rescue, but it is argued that the unit is a riot