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 ...

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 ...

To achieve the 20-minute response time Cazeneuve announced that new branches of GIGN and RAID will be set up around the country and BRI's 100-strong staff will be doubled. The reforms were to stand ...

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 ...

Incredible footage of the GIGN raid of the hijacked Air France Flight 8969 in 1994.

Rivalry among the three forces has been known to complicate operations as well as investigations. The traditional areas of operation -- GIGN elite unit of the gendarmes in rural areas, RAID unit of ...