![]() By the time General Stanley McChrystal took command, the force was known as Task Force 714. However, he did say that it was also known obliquely as Other Coalition Forces – Iraq (OCF-I), "a wry reference to the CIA unit of the moniker OGA". 2008, time of writing) designation of the unit. Neville notes that he omitted the "current" (c. It was then redesignated Task Force 121, and later as Task Force 626, Task Force 145, and Task Force 88. Task Force 20 was amalgamated with Task Force 5 (formerly Task Force 11/Task Force Sword) in Afghanistan in July 2003, and became Task Force 21. Since the invasion of Iraq, the unit went through a number of changes of designation. The unit was reported to be responsible for the cross border raid into Syria from Iraq in October 2008 that resulted in eight deaths including Abu Ghadiya, along with several US operations in the Horn of Africa targeting al Qaeda. ![]() It is described as a "hunter-killer team" with its core made up of the United States Army's 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Delta Force or Delta) and the 75th Ranger Regiment, as well as the United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU or SEAL Team Six) and members of the United States Air Force's 24th Special Tactics Squadron (24 STS), all under Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) and elements from the United Kingdom Special Forces, including the Special Air Service (22 SAS or SAS), Special Boat Service (SBS), Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR), 18 (UKSF) Signal Regiment (18 SR) and the Special Forces Support Group (SFSG). Joint Special Operations Command Task Force in the Iraq War was a joint American and British special operations unit, of which little is publicly known. 75th Ranger Regiment conducting operations in Iraq, April 2007.
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