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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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French Nationale Police RAID assault group during operation in Paris

RAID: The Black Panthers of French Police Nationale

After the Munich massacre in 1972, the European countries started to form new law enforcement and military units to deal with similar situations. As the French always had strong Army and law

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US Marshals Service SOG: The nation’s oldest federal tactical unit

Created in 1971, the US Marshals Service Special Operations Group (USMS SOG) is the nation’s oldest federal tactical unit. The Marshals Service created the Special Operations Group (SOG) as a response to

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URNA: A police tactical unit of the Czech Republic

The Czech police’s URNA unit is a highly skilled and elite tactical unit, widely recognized as one of the premier units of its kind in Europe. Tasked with combating terrorism, organized crime,

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Counter Assault Team (CAT): A tactical unit of the U.S. Secret Service

The Counter Assault Team (CAT) is a specialized unit within the Secret Service that offers direct and tactical support to protective details. This includes the protection of the President and Vice President

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Federal Bureau of Prisons Special Operations Training - SORT

BOP SORT: Protecting Prisons and Communities

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employs specialized teams known as Special Operations and Response Teams (SORT) to enhance emergency preparedness within its facilities. Comprising 15 members, including security systems, firearms, and

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Operators of Israeli YAMAM counter-terorrism unit during the training in Tel Aviv

YAMAM: Special Police Unit of Israel Border Police

The YAMAM is an Israeli elite counter-terrorism unit, one of four special units of the Israel Border Police. The Unit is capable of both hostage-rescue operations and offensive takeover raids against targets

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SIAS: An elite police unit of Romania

The Independent Unit for Special Interventions and Actions, known as SIAS, is Romania’s premier special police unit. Established in 1995, it originally operated within the Brigade of Countering Organized Crime of the

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Berkut: The Notorious Police Unit That Plagued Ukraine’s History

Berkut was a system of special units of the Ukrainian police within the Ministry of Internal Affairs and they were successors of the Ukrainian Soviet special forces commonly known as OMON. After

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Operators from Estonian K-Commando providing suppressive fire during the exercise

K-Commando: An Elite Police Tactical Unit of the Estonian Police

The K-Commando is an elite commando unit hailing from Estonia. This unit is primarily assigned to the Estonian Criminal Police and is tasked with handling a variety of high-stakes and dangerous operations.

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ROSU: A Regional Operations Support Unit of Kosovo Police

Kosovo is one of the youngest countries in the world, having gained independence from Serbia a few years ago. In the years following independence, Kosovo has worked to create its law enforcement

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Grupo de Operações Especiais (GOE) Portugal doing tactical rope

Grupo de Operações Especiais (GOE): The Portuguese elite counter-terrorism unit

The Grupo de Operações Especiais (GOE), or Special Operations Group, is a Portuguese police tactical unit primarily established for counter-terrorism operations. The GOE is tasked with performing high-risk missions and is a

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Politiets Aktionsstyrke (AKS): Prime special unit of Denmark’s police

Politiets Aktionsstyrke (AKS) is a special unit of the Danish police that serves as a national SWAT team trained for a wide range of operations, primarily focused on anti-terrorism efforts. The AKS

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