SIPA Special Support Unit
The SIPA Special Support Unit or SIPA Jedinica za specijalističku podršku is a special unit of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian SIPA which was founded in September 2005.
organization
The SIPA Special Support Unit is divided into three sections.
ALFA Anti-Terrorist Section
The ALFA Anti-Terrorist Section is the anti-terrorist section. The unit may, if legally possible, also operate on an international level.
BETA Operations Section
The BETA Operations Section is responsible for arresting criminals and ensuring personal protection. It is mainly used when there is a high risk situation and special skills and equipment have to be used. The section also has teams that climb steep mountains, where you have to penetrate or operate above and below the water.
GAMA Support Section
The GAMA Support Section supports the other sections with police dogs, contact options, encryption and logistics.
equipment
The unit also has sniper rifles, shotguns and grenade launchers.
Recruitment and training
It is only recruited from other Bosnian-Herzegovinian police units. It starts with a 7-day selection process in which the aspirants are examined medically, physically and psychologically. This is followed by a six-month training course in which the recruits have to learn tactics, shooting and martial arts. After this training they are assigned to a unit and have to receive further training in a special area.
Web links
- Jedinica za specijlanu podršku - Official website on SIPA.GOV.BA (Bosnian)
- Special Support Unit - Official website on SIPA.GOV.BA (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Special Support Unit. In: SIPA.GOV.BA. Retrieved October 24, 2015 .
- ↑ a b c d Diving Training at the Special Support Unit of the SIPA of the B&H. March 17, 2015, accessed September 3, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e SIPA Special Support Unit. (No longer available online.) November 13, 2014, archived from the original on October 12, 2015 ; accessed on October 24, 2015 .
- ↑ a b c Strengthening SIPA Capacities - The Most Modern Weapons for the Special Support Unit Purchased. April 23, 2014, accessed September 3, 2019 .