page_title: Counter-terrorism
section_title: International Counter-Terrorism Agencies
hierarchical_section_title: Counter-terrorism / Tactical units / International Counter-Terrorism Agencies
caption_attribution_description: Landespolizeifest NRW 2013, Dortmund, Datum/Uhrzeit: 13.07.2013 10:38:34
context_page_description: Counter-terrorism, also known as anti-terrorism, incorporates the practice, military tactics, techniques, and strategy that government, military, law enforcement, business, and intelligence agencies use to combat or prevent terrorism. Counter-terrorism strategy is a government's plan to use the instruments of national power to neutralize terrorists, their organizations, and their networks in order to render them incapable of using violence to instill fear and to coerce the government or its citizens to react in accordance with the terrorists' goals.
  If terrorism is part of a broader insurgency, counter-terrorism may employ counter-insurgency measures. The United States Armed Forces use the term foreign internal defense for programs that support other countries in attempts to suppress insurgency, lawlessness, or subversion or to reduce the conditions under which these threats to security may develop.
  At RAND Corporation's workshop of experts in October 2019, which included David Kilcullen, Ben Connable, and Christine Wormuth, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Mick Mulroy officially rolled out the Irregular Warfare Annex and said it was a critical component of the U.S.
context_section_description:  Albania: Anti-Terror Department, Albanian Police, RENEA, Special Operations Battalion (Albania)
   Algeria: GIS, DSI, GOSP
   Argentina: GEOF (Special Group of Federal Operations, Federal Arg Police) Falcon Commando (Comando Halcon, State Buenos Aires Police)
   Australia: State and Australian Federal Police, Police Tactical Groups, Tactical Assault Group (TAG East & TAG West), and Australian Security and Intelligence Organization (ASIO)
   Austria: EKO Cobra; Austrian Military Police; Jagdkommando
   Bangladesh: 1st Para-commando Battalion, Navy SWADS, SWAT (Bangladesh), CRT, RAB,  ATU, SPEGUARDS, CTTC
   Brazil: State/local Police SWAT teams: BOPE, COE, GATE, COT
   Belgium: Directorate of special units (DSU) Federal Police Special Units
   Bosnia and Herzegovina: SIPA
   Bulgaria: Specializiran Otriad za Borba s Terorizma
   Canada: Joint Task Force 2
   Chile: GOPE (Police Special Operations Group, Chilean Carabineros) ERTA (Tactic Reaction Team, PDI Chilean Civil Police)
   People's Republic of China: Snow Leopard Commando Unit+, Beijing SWAT, Chongqing SWAT
   Colombia: AFEUR+, GAULA, COPES
   Croatia: Lučko Anti-Terrorist Unit, RH Alfa
   Czech Republic: URNA National Police Rapid Response Unit or Útvar rychlého nasazení
   Denmark: Politiets Aktionsstyrke, Danish Frogman Corps
   Dominican Republic: Anti-terrorism Special Command – Comando Especial Contra Terrorismo
   Egypt: Unit 777, Hostage Rescue Force HRF
   Estonia: K-Commando
   Finland: Karhu-ryhmä, Utti Jaeger Regiment, Guard Jaeger Regiment
   France: BRI-BAC (Paris Police Prefecture), RAID (National Police) and GIGN (National Gendarmerie)
   Georgia Georgia: Designated – Counter Terrorism Center State Security Service, Federal: MIA – Special Emergency and Crisis Center
   Germany: Federal Police: GSG 9 and BFE / State Police: SEK and MEK
   Greece: Anti-Terror Division, Greek Police and Special Anti-Terrorist Unit.
   Hungary: Counter Terrorism Centre, Alert Police, Hungarian Homeland Defence Forces
   Hong Kong: Special Duties Unit, Airport Security Unit, Counter Terrorism Response Unit
   Iceland: Víkingasveitin
   India: Rashtriya Rifles, NSG, NIA, Anti Terrorist Squad, Force One, Thunderbolt, state/local Police SWAT teams
   Indonesia: Detachment 88 (Police), Satuan 81/Gultor (Army)+, Detachment Bravo 90+ (Air Force), Jala Mengkara Detachment+ (Navy)
   Iran: NAJA (Iranian Police), NOPO (Counter-terrorism Special Force), Police Amniat (Security Police)
   Iraq: Iraqi Hillah Swat, Kurdish anti terror, Iraqi Counter Terrorism Force
   Ireland: Garda Special Detective Unit, Garda Emergency Response Unit, Garda National Surveillance Unit, Defence Forces Directorate of Military Intelligence+, Defence Forces Army Ranger Wing+
   Israel: YAMAM – elite Israeli Police anti-terror unit (counter-terror, foiling terrorism, hostages rescue etc.), "Mista'arvim" – IDF and Border Guard undercover units for foiling terrorism, Shin Bet – counter-terrorism intelligence and security agency
   Italy: NOCS, GIS, A.P.I. Aliquota Primo Intervento, ATPI
   Japan: Special Assault Teams and Anti-firearms squads (Prefectural police departments), Special Security Team (Japan Coast Guard), Central Readiness Force (JGSDF)
   Kosovo: NJSI-SIU Special Intervenation Unit
   Latvia: OMEGA police unit
   Lithuania: ARAS (Force) Lithuanian Police force of anti-terrorism operations
   Malaysia: Royal Malaysia Police Special Task Force (Operations / Counter Terrorism), Royal Malaysia Police Pasukan Gerakan Khas, UNGERIN, Rapid Actions Troops, STAR APMM
   Mexico: Mexican Army Special Reaction Force, Federal Police GOPES
   Morocco: Groupement de Sécurité Gendarmerie Royale
   Netherlands: DSI (Dutch: Dienst Speciale Interventies, Special Interventions Service) and police special arrest teams Royal Marechaussee (Dutch: Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten, Special Security Task Brigade) Dutch marines BBE
   New Zealand: NZ Police Special Tactics Group, New Zealand Special Air Service
   Nigeria: National Intelligence Agency MOPOL
   Norway: Emergency Response Unit, FSK+
   Pakistan: Special Service Group, Pakistan Army Rangers, Elite Police Commandos, Counter Terrorism Depa
caption: SEK members of North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) during an exercise
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