Unité Spéciale – Garde Nationale on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
The National Guard Special Unit, commonly abbreviated USGN (), is the
police tactical unit
A police tactical unit (PTU) is a specialized police unit trained and equipped to handle situations that are beyond the capabilities of ordinary law enforcement units because of the level of violence (or risk of violence) involved. The tasks of a ...
of the Tunisian National Guard
The Tunisian National Guard (, ) is the national gendarmerie force of the Republic of Tunisia and separated from the Tunisian Armed Forces.
History
During the French protectorate of Tunisia, the French national gendarmerie was tasked to maint ...
. USGN is trained to rescue citizens and allies who are held by a hostile force domestically or foreign, either criminal or terrorist.
USGN’s purpose is to serve as the Tunisian governments premier counter-terrorism
Counterterrorism (alternatively spelled: counter-terrorism), also known as anti-terrorism, relates to the practices, military tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, law enforcement, businesses, and intelligence agencies use to co ...
unit, offering a tactical resolution option in hostage
A hostage is a person seized by an abductor in order to compel another party, one which places a high value on the liberty, well-being and safety of the person seized—such as a relative, employer, law enforcement, or government—to act, o ...
and high-risk law enforcement situations. USGN functions as a national tactical team in highly sensitive or dangerous situations.
History
This 50 man force was established in the early 1980s and is broken down into two operational sections and a headquarters element. Based in Hammamet, they have responsibility for counter-terrorism operations at government and diplomatic buildings, aircraft hijackings and maritime situations. In the event of a major operation, the U.S.G.N. would be reinforced by the Commandos Unit of the Garde National (National Guard's Commando Unit- U.C.G.N.).
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Unite Speciale - Garde Nationale Non-military counterterrorist organizations Military units and formations of Tunisia Law enforcement agencies in Africa Police tactical units Law of Tunisia Gendarmerie units and formations