Covert
Covert

Covert

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Covert takes listeners on a heart-pounding journey through the most dangerous military operations of all time. From the assassination of Osama Bin Laden and how two Israeli snipers foiled Syria’s plan to develop a nuclear bomb, to the real story that inspired the movie Black Hawk Down and the harrowing tale of a British Major’s escape from 2,000 heavily armed militants, you'll be brought to the front line of history’s greatest special forces missions.

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S2 Ep11: Assault on Al-Qaeda, Part 1
SEP 10, 2019
S2 Ep11: Assault on Al-Qaeda, Part 1
<div>This is the true story of how a coalition effort between American and British special force units brought down, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the mastermind behind countless bombings, kidnappings and beheadings in Iraq as the leader of A.Q.I.<br> <br> This episode is sponsored by:<br> <a href="https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/covert">Great Courses</a><br> <a href="https://www.mintmobile.com/covert">Mint Mobile</a><br> <br> Covert's theme is "Anxiety" by <a href="https://www.kai-engel.com/">Kai Engel</a>.  Music in this episode is “Something (Bonus Track)” by Kai Engel; “Never Again” by <a href="https://www.deviantart.com/frequency-alcyone">Ars Sonor</a>; "Haunty Fourstroke", "Violin Spider" and "Blhlicht" by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Marco_Trovatello/">Marco Trovatello</a>.<br> <br> Sound effects from <a href="http://freesound.org/">freesound.org</a> by <a href="https://freesound.org/people/Syna-Max/sounds/60345/">syna-max</a>, <a href="https://freesound.org/people/JustinBW/sounds/70107/">justinbw</a>, <a href="https://freesound.org/people/Dymewiz/sounds/114390/">Dymewiz</a>, <a href="https://freesound.org/people/kangaroovindaloo/sounds/138288/">kangaroovindaloo</a>, <a href="https://freesound.org/people/Huggy13ear/sounds/138959/">Huggy13ear</a>, <a href="https://freesound.org/people/soundmary/sounds/194978/">soundmary</a>, <a href="https://freesound.org/people/tehlordoswag420/sounds/204949/">tehlordoswag420</a>, <a href="https://freesound.org/people/laurenmg95/sounds/386691/">laurenmg95</a>, <a href="https://freesound.org/people/felix.blume/sounds/434076/">felix.blume</a> and <a href="https://freesound.org/people/nicklas3799/sounds/467359/">nicklas3799</a>. Additional sound effects from <a href="http://freesfx.co.uk">freesfx.co.uk</a>. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License </a> </div>
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