On December 24, 1994, Air France Flight 8969 was set for a routine flight from Algiers to Paris. Instead, the passengers and crew spent three days as the hostages of Islamist extremists. They were ...

Take an inside look with us at GIGN - the tip of France’s counterterrorism spear - and the rifles that form the backbone of ...

NEAR DIJON, FRANCE — The assault team advanced in a line, stacked up behind the point man. He was carrying a 60-pound shield capable of stopping rounds from a Kalashnikov-style assault rifle, equipped ...

The GIGN (Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale) is one of the most respected counter-terrorism units in the world, operating under France’s national gendarmerie. Founded in the wake of ...

The French National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN) has ordered a new standard issue weapon. It has selected the Bren 2 assault rifle from Czech company CZ. The company told Shephard at the ...

France's elite counter-terrorism teams are some of the finest in the world and have proven their abilities and bravery over decades of dangerous operations. Most notable of these teams is the ...

Friday's standoff against the suspects in the Charlie Hebdo terror attack and an apparent ally in France ended with all three dead, as well as at least four hostages ...

As a Tom Clancy game, Rainbow Six Siege loves real-word military regiments. If they're not from the real world, they have no place in Rainbow Six. The latest real-world team that Ubisoft are showing ...

French President François Mitterrand congratulates GIGN agents who freed Air France Flight 8969, December 27, 1994.Alain Nogues/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images On December 24, 1994, Air France Flight ...

Instead, the passengers and crew spent three days as the hostages of Islamist extremists. They were freed in a raid that was caught on live TV and introduced France's elite GIGN to the world. The more ...