Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (Serbia)

Special Anti-Terrorist Unit
Special Anti-Terrorist Unit
Специјална антитерористичка јединица
	Emblem of the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit
Active	1978 – present
Country	Serbia
Agency	Police of Serbia
Type	Police tactical unit
Role	Law enforcement Counter-terrorism Hostage rescue
Operations jurisdiction	National
Headquarters	Batajnica
Structure
Members	~300
Commanders
Current; commander	Col. Igor Žmirić
Notables
Significant operation(s)	Kosovo War Attack on Prekaz; Attack on Orahovac; Attack on Likošane; Battle of Podujevo; Battle of Junik; Battle of Glođane; Yugoslav September Offensive (1998); Yugoslav offensive in Drenica (1998); Dečani operation; ; Insurgency in the Preševo Valley Battle of Oraovica; ; Operation Sabre;
Anniversaries	18 December

The Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (Serbian: Специјална антитерористичка јединица, romanized: Specijalna antiteroristička jedinica, abbr. САЈ / SAJ) is the tier one police tactical unit (PTU) of the Police of Serbia that specialized in anti-irregular forces in urban areas, apprehension of armed and dangerous criminals, hostage rescue crisis management, high-risk tactical special operations, international counterterrorism, quick raid to capture high-value targets, and VIPs protection.