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SAJ: Serbia’s Special Anti-Terrorist Unit

The Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (SAJ) is a highly elite police unit under the Republic of Serbia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs jurisdiction. Its primary mission is to execute sophisticated and challenging land, water,

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GARRA: The Strong Arm of Justice in Sao Paulo, Brasil

A GARRA SWAT team is sent out on the mission. A black Chevrolet Trailblazer is confused with the darkness of the night and, at the same time, with the blinding lights of

7 years ago

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Special Reaction Group (SRG): The elite unit of Sao Paulo police

The Special Reaction Group (SRG) is an elite unit of the Civilian Police of the State of Sao Paulo comprised of one group, three teams, and 36 police officers. In the complex

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EKAM: A Greece’s answer to the terror

Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (Greek: EKAM) is the Greek counter-terrorism unit of the Hellenic Police. Its origins can be traced back to 1984, and it is the most distinguished and formidable part of

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ATJ Lucko: First in war, first in peace

ATJ Lucko is an elite police tactical unit of the Croatian Police stationed in Lucko near Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. Like all police units in the country, it is under the

8 years ago

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Members of Gendarmerie operating speed boats during the training exercise DRINA 2016

Serbian Gendarmerie: With faith in God, for Holy Cross and Mother Serbia

Serbian Gendarmerie is a highly operational unit established under the Police Directorate of the Serbian Ministry of Interior. It is a military-police unit whose purpose is now defined by the new Police

9 years ago

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Special Intervention Unit (SIU) operators brandishing their weapons and gear

Special Intervention Unit (SIU): A Kosovo’s prime counter-terrorism unit

Kosovo’s Special Intervention Unit (SIU) is the prime counter-terrorism unit in the country. Its first origins inside the Kosovo police appeared in 2003, as the small unit was formed. The unit was

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Nationella Insatsstyrkan operators during an intervention at the Libyan embassy in Stockholm in 2011

Nationella Insatsstyrkan: A Sweden’s prime counter-terrorism unit

Nationella Insatsstyrkan (NI) is Swedish National Task Force formerly known as ONI (Ordningspolisens Nationella Insatsstyrka). The unit was formed in 1991 and quickly distinguished itself as Sweden’s primary counter-terrorism unit. Still, although

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Meet HITRON an elite unit you probably never heard about

The HITRON is a special unit of the US Coast Guard. The unit you probably never heard about. Each branch of the United States Armed Forces has its own special unit, proficient

10 years ago

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Peloton d’intervention interrégional de Gendarmerie – PI2G

Today, Peloton d’intervention interrégional de Gendarmerie is under AGIGN (Antenna of the GIGN) group for special operations of French National Gendarmerie. In 2016, they went through a reorganisation. Besides the name change,

10 years ago

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Grupos Operativos Especiales de Seguridad – GOES

The Spanish National Police counter-terrorism task force named as Grupos Operativos Especiales de Seguridad (GOES) was formed in 1989. The GOES stands for Special Security Task Forces which was founded by Spanish

10 years ago

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Spetsnaz SOBR

An elite branch of the special police force in former SSSR was formed on November 9, 1978. All special forces of former SSSR, including military and law enforcement, were called Spetsnaz. An

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FSB Alpha Group: Where Alpha appears, compromise stops

Alpha Group (Alfa), also known as Spetsgruppa “A” and Directorate “A,” is a special unit within FSB Special Purpose Center (TsSN FSB). The FSB is a successor of the Soviet’s KGB. The Alpha

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