List of police tactical units
This is a list of active police tactical units. Definition Police tactical units are specialized units of a police force tasked with resolving high risk / critical incidents, including: high risk armed offender / suspect searches / apprehensions including arrest warrants high risk search warrants involving an armed / dangerous offender / suspect siege / barricade incidents involving an armed offender / suspect domestic counter-terrorism incidents such as hostage rescue and / or armed intervention (including units that may be granted authority for overseas operations) In the United States, police tactical units are known by the generic term Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) team (other countries have adopted this term). In Australia, the term police tactical group is used for police tactical units. The European Union uses the term special intervention unit for national counter terrorist police tactical units. For military special forces / special operations forces, see list of military special forces units. Afghanistan Interior Ministry Afghan National Civil Order Police Special Support Battalion General Command of Police Special Units (GCPSU) () Crisis Response Unit 222 (CRU 222) Commando Force 333 (CF 333) Afghan Territorial Force 444 (ATF 444) Albania RENEA Shqiponjat FNSH Algeria Sûreté Nationale Police Special Operations