IG EULEX (Intervention Group) is a
Europe
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an multinational
police tactical unit
A police tactical unit (PTU) is a specialized police unit trained and equipped to handle situations that are beyond the capabilities of ordinary law enforcement units because of the level of violence (or risk of violence) involved. The tasks of a ...
of the
(EULEX) that is based in
Mitrovica.
The unit was originally formed as Special Team 6.
History
Special Team 6 (ST6) was formed after the
Kosovo conflict
The Kosovo War (; sr-Cyrl-Latn, Косовски рат, Kosovski rat) was an armed conflict in Kosovo that lasted from 28 February 1998 until 11 June 1999. It ...
in 1999 by the
(UNMIK).
The size of ST6 was 21 operators seconded mostly from various European police tactical units.
The unit formed a part of the
United Nations Police
The United Nations Police (UNPOL) is an integral part of the United Nations peace operations. Currently, about 11530 UN Police officers from over 90 countries are deployed in 11 UN peacekeeping operations and 6 Special PoliticaMissions The "mis ...
and every member country of the
United Nations
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could contribute to the unit. They acted as police officers and handled dangerous situations caused by
Albanian
Albanian may refer to:
*Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular:
**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
**Albanian culture
**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
and
Serb
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ethnic violence
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in
Kosovo
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. Special Team 6 handled high-risk arrests,
security
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of
diplomats
A diplomat (from ; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state, intergovernmental, or nongovernmental institution to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or international organizations.
The main functions of diplomats a ...
, and
hostage rescue
A hostage is a person seized by an abductor in order to compel another party, one which places a high value on the liberty, well-being and safety of the person seized—such as a relative, employer, law enforcement, or government—to act, o ...
.
In December 2008, ST6 was renamed the IG EULEX (Intervention Group) when it transferred to the EULEX from the UNMIK.
Members
ST6 personnel had to be experienced police tactical unit operators. Units that had personnel in ST6 include:
* :
EKO Cobra
* :
Emergency Task Force (TPS)
* :
ATJ Lučko
* :
URN, Zásahová jednotka KŘP Jihočeského kraje and Zásahová jednotka KŘP Plzeňského kraje
* :
GIGN
The GIGN ( ; ) is the elite police tactical unit of the French National Gendarmerie. Among its missions are counterterrorism, hostage rescue, surveillance of national threats, protection of government officials, critical site protection (such ...
* :
GSG 9
, formerly , is the police tactical unit of the German Federal Police (Bundespolizei). The unit is responsible for combatting terrorism and violent crime, including organized crime. In addition to its headquarters location in Sankt Augustin-H ...
and
SEK
* :
Víkingasveitin
* :
Delta
Delta commonly refers to:
* Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet
* D (NATO phonetic alphabet: "Delta"), the fourth letter in the Latin alphabet
* River delta, at a river mouth
* Delta Air Lines, a major US carrier ...
* :
SEP
* :
Piketen (
Malmö
Malmö is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, sixth-largest city in Nordic countries, the Nordic region. Located on ...
)
* : WSzR Sokił UBOZ
Units or countries that have or have had personnel in EULEX IG include:
* :
EKO Cobra
* :
CGSU
*
* :
GIGN
The GIGN ( ; ) is the elite police tactical unit of the French National Gendarmerie. Among its missions are counterterrorism, hostage rescue, surveillance of national threats, protection of government officials, critical site protection (such ...
and
RAID
RAID (; redundant array of inexpensive disks or redundant array of independent disks) is a data storage virtualization technology that combines multiple physical Computer data storage, data storage components into one or more logical units for th ...
* :
GSG 9
, formerly , is the police tactical unit of the German Federal Police (Bundespolizei). The unit is responsible for combatting terrorism and violent crime, including organized crime. In addition to its headquarters location in Sankt Augustin-H ...
and
SEK
* :
GIS
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and
NOCS
* : Spec Kuopa VST
* :
DSI and
UIM
* :
SPAP
* :
DIAS
*
* :
SEP
* :
NI and
Piketen (
Malmö
Malmö is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, sixth-largest city in Nordic countries, the Nordic region. Located on ...
)
References
External links
* ''Politiforum'' magazine article January 200
Vier ikke ute etterå skape helter* ''
Aftenposten
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'' newspaper article 11 January 200
Risikerer livet på hemmelig oppdrag* ''Flashbang'' magazine Spring 2017 issue
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