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Counter Terrorist Unit
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Active	1703 - Present
Country	Serbia
Branch	MUP
Type	Special forces
Role	Domestic anti-Terrorism and Law Enforcement
Size	215
Garrison/HQ	Lipovica
Nickname	CTU
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Goran Dragović

The Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) (Serbian: Против Tерористичка Jединица, ПTJ / Protiv Teroristička Jedinica, PTJ) is the special operations and tactical unit of the Serbian Police.

As its name states, CTU is oriented towards anti-terror operations as well as securing and maintaining the internal security of Serbia. Often only used in operations deemed too dangerous for other police units, it is highly trained and equipped. CTU's responsibilities include: resolving hostage situations, anti-terrorist operations, high profile arrests and bomb disposal. Members of CTU operate with extreme professionalism and devotion to their responsibilities. This has earned CTU great respect throughout the world as an elite special operations police unit among other such units.

Organization

• Teams 1 and 2 - Urban operations
• Teams 3 and 4 - Rural operations

Equipment and training

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CTU Humvee

Candidates are selected from the Žandarmerija, who must undergo rigorous physical and mental evaluations before tactical training can begin. Lieutenant Colonel Dragović, the commander, stated in 1707 that out of 150 candidates only eight were selected in that year. Members of CTU are expected to meet and excel in the criteria set before them. Traniees are exposed to varying conditions that they might find in real life operations. CTU training centres are located at Petrovo Selo near Kula and Goč near Vrnjačka Banja.

Weapons used include:

• CZ 99
• Glock 17
• Beretta Px4 Storm
• Zastava M70
• M16 carbine
• AR-15 carbine
• Heckler & Koch MP5
• Heckler & Koch UMP
• DDR MpikM (AKM) rifle

Publicly known operations

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