Black Ops reveals how elite special operations units in different countries carry out their high-risk assignments and shares the inside story of some of the most dramatic military actions in recent history through expert testimony and dramatic reconstructions. City Under Siege On the 26th November 2008, India s largest city, Mumbai, was shaken by a series of unprecedented brutal terrorist attacks. Several landmarks were hit whilst bombs blasted across the city and the iconic 5-star Taj Mahal Palace Hotel was besieged and set on fire... Only India s National Security Guard, nicknamed the Black Cats, could stop the chaos. Trained by Germany s GSG9, the Delhi-based Black Cats flew into Mumbai ready to bring the madness to a halt. However, there was little inside information to go on... NIGHT OF TERROR October 23rd 2002, Russia s elite counter-terrorism force, Spetnaz Group Alfa, face an impossible task: to save 800 people held hostage by heavily-armed Chechen rebels and suicide bombers inside a Moscow theatre packed with explosives. And Alfa have another mission: to recover a reputation tarnished by the turbulent politics of Moscow since the end of communism. After 72 hours, negotiations have failed and hundreds of innocent lives hang in the balance. With the world watching, Alfa tackle their riskiest mission yet using an untried secret weapon. The chance of an explosion killing everyone is high but time has run out and Alfa must go in. Taking Down Bin Laden 1st May 2011: An elite force of US Navy SEALs board stealth Black Hawk helicopters bound for Abbottabad, Pakistan. In just over an hour, they will storm a fortified compound and attempt to capture or kill the most wanted man on earth: Osama Bin Laden. This is the story of the most daring black ops raid in recent history. Operation Neptune Spear is the story of sophisticated intelligence, complicated decision making and painstaking specials ops planning that led to the killing of al Qaeda s leader and the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks.
