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The Anti-Terrorist Branch (originally known as the Bomb Squad) was formed in January 1971 [1] to deal with the Angry Brigade. During the 1970s it assisted in the campaign against the IRA, alongside Special Branch and the Security Service (MI5). In 2005, the branch had 345 officers attached to it, with funding for another 500 being sought.
In 1977, the New Zealand Police formed the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) a part-time national unit to respond to terrorist incidents. [4] [5] Training commenced in July 1977 for selected members of the Armed Offenders Squad (AOS). A section of the ATS was based in Wellington with smaller sections based in Auckland and Christchurch. [6]
The Special Forces Support Group Inaugural Parade at RAF St Athan on 11 May 2006. The unit's creation stems from the need to provide infantry support to the United Kingdom Special Forces, which became evident after the Battle of Tora Bora during which two Special Boat Service (SBS) squadrons assaulted the al-Qaeda cave complex.
The Special Air Service was a unit of the British Army during the Second World War that was formed in July 1941 by David Stirling and originally called "L" Detachment, Special Air Service Brigade – the "L" designation and Air Service name being a tie-in to a British disinformation campaign, trying to deceive the Axis into thinking there was a ...
Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) – counter terrorist unit; Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Criminals Investigation Department (CID) Special Anti-Cultism Squad (SACS) Anti-Riot Squad; Nigerian Mobile Police Force; Anti-Bomb Squad. State Security Service (Nigeria) Department of State Security (DSS), VIP protection/counter terrorist
The Army formed the Ranger Regiment on 1 December 2021 within a new brigade, the Army Special Operations Brigade, established on 31 August 2021, that will take on some tasks traditionally done by special forces and work with partner forces. [32] [33] The Ranger Regiment's battalions are to be restructured by April 2023. [32]
Counter Terrorism Command (CTC) or SO15 is a Specialist Operations branch within London's Metropolitan Police Service. [1] The Counter Terrorism Command was established as a result of the merging of the Anti-Terrorist Branch (SO13) and Special Branch (SO12) in October 2006, bringing together intelligence, operations, and investigative functions to form a single command. [1]
Foreign intelligence is the responsibility of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS). Australia belongs to the Five Powers Defense Arrangement (FPDA) of Australia, Great Britain, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia, which appears to be concerned primarily with counter-terrorism.