The Siege of Jadotville (1961) would be another great video on Ireland’s contribution to the United Nations. 155 Irish Peacekeepers held off a force of 3,000 mercenaries, who had air support. They killed 300 and wounded 1,000 while sustaining no deaths to their force over 3 days of battle. Eventually, after running out of ammo, they surrendered to the opposing force and were only recognised for their heroism in the early 2000s, after many of them had died.
@Al L Politics mate. Always comes down to politics. Just look how the British government, media, law firms and NGOs went after our lads once they returned from Iraq. Absolutely disgraceful.
3 of my uncles were there in Jadotville, they all had passed away b4 I even new about, (I would of loved to talk to the three of them about it, sadly that chance I'll never get) not once had they ever spoke about it, my Dad said to me recently that they carried the shame of being called cowards there whole life, after the way the government treated them, after I learned all of that It changed me for life, on how I veiw the Irish government
I used to work for a fella on the building sites that was at jadotville. That's all I know. He would never talk about it. I wouldn't blame him. I wouldn't tell a 16 year old one of the darkest moments in your life.
Another Special Operations unit that doesn't get enough notoriety and credit it deserves. I went to the US Army Ranger School with three of its members. They ran circles around other Ranger School students. I'm glad this operation was successful.
@@mapex1976 That's not true, the original ARW cadre split into two groups with one group taking part in the Ranger school course in the United States while the other group took part in the Commando course in the UK. The original cadre took their experiences from these courses and designed their own course. They then began to cross train with EUSOF and other partner forces as well as taking part in CTF training courses annually. If you read the book "Shadow Warriors" it is well documented. No single unit "trained the ARW".
@@kevinbarry1888 it is good and there is lots of good info in it, however it is pretty much split into 2 halves, the first half being the training and equipment and how they have changed over time, and the second half being a run down of some of the missions they are known to have taken part in since their creation. I enjoyed reading it, and there was some humorous moments in it, especially to do with the struggle of trying to source equipment in the early days, but a lot of the info is already available on sites like Wikipedia or videos like this. The book just goes into slightly more detail and does away with a lot of the common speculations that many people have about the unit and their training and missions. It also does a good job of explaining how effective they have been in certain missions such as the deployment to East Timor and it's nice to have that extra knowledge of the small details after reading it. Just expect it to be closer to a history book than an American or British army style "first hand account of war" type of book.
@@mapex1976 the SAS Didnt train the ARW they did their training through the Ranger in the US in the 50s, 60s and later in the 70s up to then the ARW were called Rapid Reaction Units.
So the Irish used up all their ammo and had to surrender with no Irish fatalities at Jadotville, then in Liberia they attacked a rebel force, not firing a single shot. They rescued ALL hostages and captured two commanders. That is next level operating. Well done on both.
Was lucky enough to do a bit of Training with the Ranger wing, take my word for it, them lad's are the real deal!! Scary how well trained and switched on they are!
No operation escapes your purview of special forces. Never would have suspected Irish special forces. Really, well done. I appreciate the relatively esoteric and eclectic topics you cover; it's not just another retelling of the big ops on this channel.
@@philipmulville8218 It is that simple. The defending troops thought they were under major attack so they ran for the hills. It was a good strategic maneuver by the attacking force.
Thanks for this video. Learned a good deal about the Irish rangers. The militia were bullies and cowards who backed down in the face of serious opponents.
@@liambeaver1544 what i would say is joun the army with a career path on mind , but dont be dead set on it..tbh no harm in joining the reserves first and see if the life suits you..if you go full time be prepared for shite pay and conditions , ranger selection os ran every year but you have to be nominated/approved to go on it by your unit. Huge failure rate on
Paul was right about joining the reserves first to see if you would like army life. I spent a year with the reserves with the intention of applying for the regular army. Army life didn't suit me and I'm not ashamed to say it. In saying that if it's what you want to do go for it. What didn't work for me might work for you.
I remember bringing this up with a buddy of mine at the time and he scoffed at me and said "that was nothing, those guys are doing amazing stuff day in, day out over there and nobody knows about any of it." He couldn't tell me any that was going on but I would love to know, maybe in another 10 or 15 years I will be able to read about some of the greats things that my friend couldn't tell me about.
Well put it this way, they were in Mogadishu during Operation Gothic Serpent, operating in US camo. They took part in at least 1 combat mission alongside a partner force. I imagine they get alot of work down mixed in with partner forces, and let the partner take the credit.
The Fianna were bands of young men (just out of fosterage) who patrolled their clans borders in old Ireland. Óglaigh basically means young warrior. Hence the name at the end. Fianóglach literaly meaning Young Warriors of the Fianna.
Ireland is the only country who every year since the founding of the U.N. committed its men and women soldiers to Peace Keeping duties around the world. Proud to be Irish.
I worked with these guys a few years ago (non-operational- battlefield medic). Incredibly professional and effective. I've worked with British and US special forces over the last 20 years. These guys were by far the most focused I encountered.
Great channel. I watch every new video that you release. One of the valuable things you do is highlight smaller countries special forces and their effectiveness and professionalism. When you think of spec ops you usually think SAS, SBS, Delta Force, SPEZNAZ. etc..., but very rarely other special forces units throughout the world.
Did some training with some rangers during ranger school here in the US, these guys are fucking scary good man. Serious professionals, worked with US and U.K. SF and man these guys just built different to them
The Irish are held at the highest regard being one of the best trained armys in the world as a unit. Either in the Congo to the Lab.. whereever they have gone around the world. They are a small unit do Ireland proud. Its the calibar the strength of the Irish Nation and its peoples all around the world.
Nothing what you said is true. The Irish military receive a bellow standard level of training. There used for UN peacekeeping jobs also referred to as shit jobs because no other nation wants to waste there man power on such pointless tasks.
Irish Special Forces don't live in a movie. They aren't glory hunters or idiots shouting "Go-Go-Go" like some. Their job is to do things in the most subtle and sophisticated way. That's what make them special.
@@cpldalton5966 it cold be snowing outside and my husband still would have his shorts and vest on well he doesn't look like the average Irish person cause he has dark hair and dark skin
The must have been scared when the bravest leprechauns where coming they're way😂 also love from ireland🇮🇪🇮🇪. This is a peacekeeping force that is to be reckoned with. Will not attack but if you think they can be pushed around, you be very wrongly mistaken. Thank you so much this has brought justice to the men and women if the Irish defence forces.
You have 100% retention rate from my side. Watched every gem you've posted. Would love if you researched on Kenyan special forces missions and cover them here. They have specialized forces but most of their works are not known to the public.
@Raj Maj You've got some neck accusing people of making things up. I remember you from the last ARW video. You said you trained with the royal marines 🙄🙄 and 'heard' that a couple of ARW guys had trained with the royal marines and were crap. Just to recap, you are a 'trained' soldier who 'trained' at the same establishment as other special forces units and now here you are trolling RU-vid videos on the Army Ranger Wing whom you know nothing about!! 🤣🤣.Get a life and stick to call of duty.
@@petesy03 Wikipedia? You I can go and make a Wikipedia page to and create a page that says Petesy's Mother was a mermaid and go on about it with links to pages set up to show its "True". Wikipedia is opinions mostly that can be changed and edited by anyone.
@Raj Maj Let me guess your wearing an England top that's stretching at the seems because of your beer belly, you never joined up and served your country because you know you could'nt hack it and so choose to stick to the STELLA!!! and your jealous that Irish Special Forces are shit hot!! lol Get a life mate
the name Fianoglach comes from the word Fianna.- the Fianna where groups of warriors in ancient Irish mythology. Their motto; Glaine ár gcroí (Purity of our hearts) Neart ár ngéag (Strength of our limbs) Beart de réir ár mbriathar (our commitment to our promise) is the motto of the modern Army Ranger Wing, over a thousand years later.
Irish soldiers are doing a great job in around the world I know they were in liban my oncle told me because he was there too and some were in Mali too closer to my home country. And it's a pity the international media don't talk much about it
Can't remember exactly when it was - sometime in the early 00s, but Bertie Ahern (our Taoiseach/Prime Minister at the time) had a photo op with current members of the ARW splashed all over the Evening Herald newspaper & the operator's faces not blurred out. D'oh.
Nicely put Michael. Though the United States possesses the utmost and most advanced spec ops. we need to recognize our great allies and their spec ops. Such an asset to our collective objective.
I was in country (Liberia) until mid-December 2003 doing PSD work. Pretty soon after the Irish Rangers arrived, "situations" popped up that they could have handled. They even asked the Force Commander (FC) to go in and sort out the problem, but he literally send them the opposite direction on some "patrol". We all saw this as a reason for the UN not to get the "militia fighters" wiped out by a real military force. LOL. The FC was just another spine-less general put in charge to make the UN mission feel good. Roll eyes, hard...
Amazing channel!. Please research Operation jaque of the Colombian Army: 2008: 15 hostages rescued from FARC guerrilla, including 3 american contractors and a former Colombian presidential candidate. The rescue team aboard a army helicopter diguised as a red Cross helicopter, and themselfs as a reporters and humanitarian workers, fooled the guerrilla to hand them the hostages. Amazing history, next video material!!
Love out to ye my Irish brothers, I am very proud of ye. Transplanted to U.S. from Co.Cork, Former Staff Sgt. Medic, USAF. Could someone please tell me why british people are reporting this?
Ireland has been a member of the United Nations since 1955,the mission to the Congo was our first real outing on the international stage and since then we as a military have served with distinction in Cyprus,Sinai,the Golan heights,Syria ,Lebanon,Somalia ,the former Yugoslavia / Bosnia,Chad ,east Timor,Liberia,and as EOD advisors in Afghanistan ( to name but a few ),we are the longest continuously serving country in UN peacekeeping missions in the world and our experience is based on those great men who first went out to the Congo.
The Irish only work that fast due to the horrific injuries which can happen due to sunburn. I myself am an Irish Iraq Veteran. The only sunblock which actually work are Pubs.
Toow fousand and free... 🤣🤣😂😂😂 This is an outstanding channel, btw... Peace from ☀️😎☀️🇺🇸 *the masters of war* ...good ole Erin's Isle! ❤ Respect! as an Irish American... i suppose it's more easy for me to like this one. No matter... this is a great channel. 💙
Anyone that's not seen a movie called seige of jadotville please watch set in the 60s about the Irish in Africa outnumbered outgunned by rebels and ex legionnaires with pre dated ww2 weapons compared to more modern held by the enemy yet the Irish still held on and when they got home they were forgotten about for nearly 50 years
That was a different generation of Irish men who grew up in the extremely poor third world Ireland. Most of them would have grown up working hard physical jobs and would be have been far stronger and mentally prepared than those that attacked.
@Rowan O'Mullane I said they lived a harder life in Ireland than anywhere else in europe due to the poverty and requirement of hard physical labour. Those men would have been far tougher than many spec ops troops due to their being raised a particular way. They could have worked sun up to sun down 6 days a week or starve.
@Rowan O'Mullane Holding out against massive numbers of enemy does not come from training. Modern ARW simply could not compete with that mentality or physical strength. ARW training would probably remove their edge and make them more mechanical in nature.
