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5 Bureau of Special Operations
Based on 19 claims made by 16 sources, 5 Bureau of Special Operations existed starting between 2005/1/1 and 2006/1/1 to at least 2023/6/8.
During its existence this unit had at least 9 commanders & other personnel, 1 directly superior units, and 25 subordinate units. At various points in time, 5 Bureau of Special Operations, was seen in 8 locations.
According to sources there are 0 incidents which 5 Bureau of Special Operations is directly named as a perpetrator, as well as 0 incidents which name a subordinate unit as the perpetrator. Additionally, 0 incidents happened in locations which overlapped with sites and/or areas of operations of the unit.
An incident is a public claim made by a civil society organization, an international organization, a government, or another source that a violation of human rights was perpetrated by the defense and security forces of a country. Graph analysis can generate linkages based on the dates and locations between these incidents and chains of command. The Security Force Monitor does not make allegations and nothing in this platform should be taken as the Monitor making an allegation against a unit or person.
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Commanders & Other Personnel
Based on our sources, 9 people held positions with 5 Bureau of Special Operations throughout time.
Chains of Command
Sources establish claims about the chain of command, commanders, the sites and areas of operations of units, and incidents through time. Security Force Monitor organizes these claims into structured data. The linkages in time between these claims time-bound periods are inferred according to the Monitorβs methodology. Individual time-bound chains of command can be generated from this data using graph analysis.
Every chain of command which included 5 Bureau of Special Operations is shown below. These chains are disaggregated to show the entire time-range of each chain from the lowest unit in the chain to the highest unit at the top of the chain. Any individual who was part of that chain during the date-range is shown as well.
The chains show any direct or positional incidents which are claimed to have occurred during the time-range. Direct incidents have a source which directly names the unit as a perpetrator. Positional incidents occur when there is an intersection between claims from sources alleging an incident occurred and other sources giving a unit an overlapping location and date-range.
The following chains include 5 Bureau of Special Operations. Click on a chain to see our inferred time periods as well as every source used to establish the chain of command.
Subordinate units
A total of 25 units were subordinate to 5 Bureau of Special Operations through time. This includes all subordinate units which fell directly under 5 Bureau of Special Operations as well as those that had intermediary superiors before ultimately falling under 5 Bureau of Special Operations. The list of subordinate units found below was generated by using graph analysis on all claims made by sources.
Clicking on a time range brings you to a chain of command with its sources.
Sites & Areas of Operation
5 Bureau of Special Operations was located and/or operated in 5 Bureau of Special Operations locations through time. Each location is shown below with the geographic chain of administrative boundaries above each location. These geographic chains give a more complete picture for each individual site or area of operations.
Incidents
Sources directly claim that 5 Bureau of Special Operations was the perpetrator of 0 incidents. Additionally, 0 incidents are alleged to have been committed by units subordinate to 5 Bureau of Special Operations. Finally, sources state that 0 incidents occurred in locations where 5 Bureau of Special Operations had an overlapping location and date-range. These positional incidents include all direct and subordinate allegations as well.
Claims & Sources
Sources and claims connected to 5 Bureau of Special Operations are listed below.
Each individual relationship, positioning, or assertion may contain multiple claims establishing its existence.
| claim/status | accepted |
| assertion/unit:names | BSO-5, Bureau of Special Operations 5 |
| assertion/unit:classifications | Army, Military |
| claim/status | accepted |
| claim/status | accepted |
| assertion/unit:names | Bureau of Special Operations-5 |
| assertion/unit:classifications | Military |
| claim/status | accepted |
| assertion/unit:names | Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) |
| assertion/unit:classifications | Army, Military |
| claim/status | accepted |
| assertion/unit:names | 5 Bureau of Special Operations |
| claim/status | accepted |
| assertion/unit:names | Bureau of Special Operations 5 |
| claim/status | accepted |