Special Organization
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The term Special Organization can refer to any of the following:
- The Special OrganizationTeşkîlât-ı MahsûsaThe Special Organization was an Ottoman imperial government special forces unit under the War Department allegedly progenitor of the National Security Service , which was used to suppress Arab separatism and Western imperialism under Ottoman Empire. The main aim of the Special Organization was to...
(Teşkîlât-ı Mahsûsa) was a branch of the OttomanOttoman EmpireThe Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
military during the First World War - Special OrganisationSpecial Organisation (Algeria)The Special Organisation was a secret paramilitary organisation in colonial Algeria, set-up by the Algerian People's Party at the convention of the MTLD in 1947 to prepare for armed struggle against France, which ruled Algeria as a colony since 1830...
was a paramilitaryParamilitaryA paramilitary is a force whose function and organization are similar to those of a professional military, but which is not considered part of a state's formal armed forces....
group during the Algerian War of IndependenceAlgerian War of IndependenceThe Algerian War was a conflict between France and Algerian independence movements from 1954 to 1962, which led to Algeria's gaining its independence from France...