Special Police of the Croatian Ministry of the Interior

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The Special Police of the Croatian Ministry of the Interior is an elite law enforcement and paramilitary unit that played a key combat role in Croatia’s 1990s War of Independence.

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instanceOf law enforcement agency unit
paramilitary unit
special police unit
activeInPeriod 1991–1995
allegiance Government of Croatia NERFINISHED
associatedWith Croatian independence movement NERFINISHED
branch police
commandStructure under authority of Minister of the Interior of Croatia
conflict Croatian War of Independence NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country Croatia
engagedIn combat operations
internal security operations
governmentAgencyType internal security
public safety
hasCharacteristic combat experience
highly trained personnel
rapid deployment capability
hasFunction protection of critical infrastructure
protection of state institutions
public order in high‑risk situations
historicalEra post‑Cold War
isElite true
jurisdiction Republic of Croatia NERFINISHED
legalStatus state security force
nativeLanguage Croatian
notableFor key combat role in Croatian War of Independence
operatedBy Ministry of the Interior of Croatia NERFINISHED
opponentInConflict Yugoslav People’s Army NERFINISHED
forces of self‑proclaimed Republic of Serbian Krajina
partOf Ministry of the Interior of Croatia NERFINISHED
regionOfOperation territory of Croatia
role elite law enforcement unit
paramilitary support to armed forces
serviceBranch Croatian police NERFINISHED
task counterterrorism
high‑risk law enforcement operations
special operations
support to Croatian armed forces during war
support to regular police units
typeOfOrganization uniformed service
uses military‑grade equipment
specialized police tactics

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Operation Storm belligerent Special Police of the Croatian Ministry of the Interior