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The Special Operations Unit (SOU; Albanian: Njësia Speciale Operative) of the Kosovo Police is the largest specialized unit of the agency and it conducts special operations in the whole territory of Kosovo, as needed. The SOU is responsible for maintaining public order in gatherings and protests, controlling riots, arresting high-risk ...
The Commando Battalion was created in 1998 [5] as a direct answer to the region's geopolitical situation and was part of Special Operation Battalion. [6] Shortly after their creation, teams of commando operators were deployed along the Albanian-Yugoslav border during the Kosovo War in 1999 and later along the Albanian-Macedonian border during that country's war in 2001.
The Special Operations Battalion was created in 1998 as a direct answer to the region's geopolitical situation. Shortly after their creation, teams of BOS operators were deployed along the Albanian-Yugoslav border during the Kosovo War in 1999 and later along the Albanian-Macedonian border during that country's war in 2001.
The KLA attacked the village of Kijevo somewhere between 15-17 May 1998. This siege was important and one of the more decisive battles of the war. The village was a key access point to the highway which was 50 km from Priština, and was a stronghold for the KLA.
The Kosovo Police's Bomb Squad (IED/EOD) was established in March 2006, prompted by the necessity to protect citizens’ lives and property, and to assist in investigation of crime-related cases. Bomb Squad is established at the KP Main Headquarters Level and is responsible to respond to the calls of all 8 Kosovo regions.
Kosovo’s government on Wednesday will reduce the number of special police officers stationed outside four municipal buildings in ethnic Serb-majority areas and hold new mayoral elections in each ...
The Macedonian special police unit "Tigers" performed a raid on 29 April 2010 near the village of Blace on the border with Kosovo. The Macedonian security forces briefly clashed with an armed group guarding bunkers and weapon caches on the Macedonia-Kosovo border. The group fled to Kosovo after a short fire exchange. Per A1 TV, one armed man ...
A NATO top commander said Tuesday the alliance equipped its peacekeeping force in Kosovo with weapons of "combat power” following a recent shootout between masked Serb gunmen and Kosovo police ...