Special Team Six
Encyclopedia
Special Team 6 is a multinational police force formed after the Kosovo conflict. The unit forms a part of the UN police
and every country member of UN, can apply personnel to the unit. Their main task is simply to be police officers and handle dangerous situations caused by Albanian
and Serb ethnic violence
in Kosovo
. High-risk arrests is also a task for ST6 along with security
of diplomats. Other than this, tasks include that of what police special operation units normally are trained to do, hostage rescue for instance.
special forces
. Countries that has or had personnel in ST6 includes:: GSG 9
and SEK
: EKO Cobra
: Beredskapstroppen
: Nationella Insatsstyrkan: Útvar rychlého nasazení
: Toronto Police Service
and Emergency Task Force (TPS): Víkingasveitin
UN Police
The UN Police is an integral part of the United Nations peace operations. Currently there are over 12500 UN Police operating in over 90 countries. The UN police help to allow for a safer environment, as well as protecting civilians from criminal activities...
and every country member of UN, can apply personnel to the unit. Their main task is simply to be police officers and handle dangerous situations caused by Albanian
Albanians
Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
and Serb ethnic violence
Ethnic violence
Ethnic violence refers to violence expressly motivated by ethnic hatred...
in Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
. High-risk arrests is also a task for ST6 along with security
Security
Security is the degree of protection against danger, damage, loss, and crime. Security as a form of protection are structures and processes that provide or improve security as a condition. The Institute for Security and Open Methodologies in the OSSTMM 3 defines security as "a form of protection...
of diplomats. Other than this, tasks include that of what police special operation units normally are trained to do, hostage rescue for instance.
Members
Every country member of the UN, can apply personnel to the unit. They have to have background from policePolice
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
special forces
Special forces
Special forces, or special operations forces are terms used to describe elite military tactical teams trained to perform high-risk dangerous missions that conventional units cannot perform...
. Countries that has or had personnel in ST6 includes:: GSG 9
GSG 9
The GSG 9 der Bundespolizei , is the elite counter-terrorism and special operations unit of the German Federal Police.-History and name:...
and SEK
Spezialeinsatzkommando
Spezialeinsatzkommandos are the special response units of the German state police forces. German SEKs are full-time units whose members do not perform any other duties, and are essentially the equivalent of American SWAT Teams...
: EKO Cobra
EKO Cobra
EKO Cobra is Austria's foremost counter-terrorism special operations tactical unit. It is not part of the Austrian Federal Police but is directly under the control of the Austrian Federal Ministry for the Interior.-History:...
: Beredskapstroppen
Beredskapstroppen
Beredskapstroppen , call sign Delta, is a specialized police unit situated in Oslo, Norway. It is the main public force counter-terrorism unit in Norway, trained to perform dangerous operations such as high-risk arrests and hostage situations...
: Nationella Insatsstyrkan: Útvar rychlého nasazení
Útvar rychlého nasazení
Rapid reaction unit is an elite Anti-Terrorist Unit of the Czech Police. It is under command of the Ministry of the Interior.-History and name:...
: Toronto Police Service
Toronto Police Service
The Toronto Police Service , formerly the Metropolitan Toronto Police, is the police service for the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the largest municipal police service in Canada and second largest police force in Canada after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police...
and Emergency Task Force (TPS): Víkingasveitin
Víkingasveitin
Víkingasveitin , officially Sérsveit ríkislögreglustjórans , is Iceland's elite counter-terrorism unit, specializing in various types of armed and unarmed infantry combat. It is in many ways modeled on the Norwegian Delta counter-terrorist unit with which it conducts many exercises, both in Norway...