IG EULEX

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Not to be confused with Rainbow Six or SEAL Team Six.
IG EULEX
Active2008 - present
ST6 1999 - 2008
CountryMultinational
AgencyEULEX
TypePolice tactical unit
Operations jurisdictionKosovo
HeadquartersMitrovica
Structure
Operators (seconded from police forces)29 officers[1]

IG EULEX (Intervention Group) is a European multinational police tactical unit of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) that is based in Mitrovica.[1] The unit was originally formed as Special Team 6.

History

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Special Team 6 (ST6) was formed after the Kosovo conflict in 1999 by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).[2] The size of ST6 was 21 operators seconded mostly from various European police tactical units.[1] The unit formed a part of the United Nations Police and every member country of the United Nations could contribute to the unit. They acted as police officers and handled dangerous situations caused by Albanian and Serb ethnic violence in Kosovo. Special Team 6 handled high-risk arrests, security of diplomats, and hostage rescue.

In December 2008, ST6 was renamed the IG EULEX (Intervention Group) when it transferred to the EULEX from the UNMIK.[1]

Members

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ST6 personnel had to be experienced police tactical unit operators. Units that had personnel in ST6 include:[2][1]

Units or countries that have or have had personnel in EULEX IG include:[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Ireneusz, Chloupek (16 April 2014). "Eulex IG". Special Ops magazine (in Polish). No. 1/2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Special Team 6 - Cobra im Kosovo" [Public Security the magazine of the Ministry of the Interior] (PDF). Öffentliche Sicherheit das Magazin des Innenministeriums (in Austrian German). No. 3/4 2007. Austrian Ministry of the Interior. OCLC 310973747. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  3. ^ Vojković, Ana Marija; Matijašević, Ivana (2017). Hrvatska policija u mirovnim misijama od 2005. do 2017 [Croatian police in peacekeeping missions from 2005 to 2017] (PDF) (in Croatian). Zagreb: Croatian Ministry of the Interior. p. 59. ISBN 9789531613057. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b Wilderäng, Lars (9 July 2012). "Sveriges erfarnaste operatörer - Malmöpiketen" [Sweden's most experienced operators - Malmö picket]. Cornucopia (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. ^ Ireneusz, Chloupek (16 April 2014). "Eulex IG". Special Ops magazine (in Polish). No. 1/2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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