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Defense minister orders immediate special forces exercise involving recapturing islets

The Minister of National Defense and the leadership of the Greek Armed Forces suddenly ordered the extraordinary exercise of Special Forces readiness under the name "Pyrpolitis" across Greece.

The wide range exercise involves all branches of the armed forces, and reportedly includes the recapture of rocky islets.

This is not a simple, ordinary process as the Delta Task Force, aircraft from Larissa and special units of the army and the navy were activated.

Exercise Pirpolitis is taking place in the Dodecanese and includes units of all three branches