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Peter McAleese (7 September 1942 – 18 March 2024) was a Scottish soldier and mercenary. McAleese served in the British Army 's Parachute Regiment and Special Air Service (SAS), the Rhodesian Special Air Service and British South Africa Police , and South Africa's 44 Parachute Brigade .
Mar 28, 2024 · Peter McAleese, the mercenary soldier who took part in a daring attempt to kill the Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar, has died at the age of 81. The...
Mar 20, 2024 · Peter McAleese, who has died aged 81, was a Scottish mercenary with a reputation for reckless courage that was formidable even by the standards of most “soldiers of fortune”; in 1989 he was ...
Peter McAleese is a Scottish former British Army infantry soldier who served in various conflicts and operations around the world. He was involved in the Hilton Assignment, the Angolan Civil War, the Rhodesian Bush War, the South African Border War, and the attempted assassination of Pablo Escobar.
Mar 28, 2024 · Peter McAleese was a former SAS soldier who led a team of British mercenaries to assassinate the Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar in 1989. He died at 81 after a life of violence, regret and redemption, as depicted in a BBC documentary.
Mar 20, 2024 · SAS 'hardman' famous for nearly killing Pablo Escobar dies aged 81. Peter McAleese joined the British Army's Parachute Regiment in Aberdeen in 1960 aged 17, and went on to become known for his reputation as a supreme military combatant and mission-leader.
Jul 19, 2021 · Peter McAleese was hired by a rival drug cartel to assassinate Pablo Escobar in 1989, but the mission failed and he survived. A BBC documentary tells his story and features his personal archive and interviews.
