Special Operations Unit (North Macedonia)
The Special Anti-terrorist Unit is a police unit from North Macedonia. It's one of the prestigious divisions in the Police of North Macedonia.
| Special Anti-terrorist Unit Специјална антитерористичка единица | |
|---|---|
| Common name | Tigers (Macedonian: Тигри) |
| Abbreviation | SAU (Macedonian: (САЕ)) |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | March 13, 1981[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | North Macedonia |
| Legal jurisdiction | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Governing body | Government of North Macedonia |
| Operational structure | |
| Overviewed by | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Headquarters | Skopje |
| Elected officer responsible | |
| Parent agency | Government of North Macedonia |
| Website | |
| www.mvr.gov.mk | |
Tigers (in black) and Lions (in green)
Notable domestic missions
- 2001 Albanian Insurgency
- 2007 Operation Mountain Storm
- 2008 Police action: Ash, (Bajrush clan)
- 2010 Police action: Conductor, (Frankfurt Mafia)
- 2012 Arrests after Smilkovci lake killings
- 2014 Police action: Network, (Grchec clan)
- 2014 Police action: Kalabria, (Nezim clan)
- 2014 Police action: Hammer, (Fadilj Arslani clan)
- 2015 Kumanovo shootings
Foreign missions
Serbia
2014 Floods in Serbia[1] – 24 men and one Mi-17.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2014 Floods in Bosnia[1] – 15 men.
See also
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