# Rapid Deployment Unit

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**Rapid Deployment Unit** is a paramilitary police unit of the [Ministry of Internal Affairs](/source/Ministry_of_Internal_Affairs_(North_Macedonia)) in the [Republic of North Macedonia](/source/North_Macedonia).[1] The unit specialized in quick response to emergencies with SWAT unit tactics.

## Mission

The unit's missions primarily involve anti-irregular military in urban and hard-to-reach areas, apprehension of armed and dangerous criminals, commando style raids on key targets, counterinsurgency in urban and hard-to-reach areas, executive protection, high-risk tactical law enforcement situations, hostage rescue crisis management, maneuver warfare, operating in difficult to access terrain, providing security in areas at risk of attack or terrorism, special reconnaissance in difficult to access and dangerous areas, support crowd control and riot control, and tactical domestic counterterrorism.

## Notable domestic missions

- [2015 Kumanovo clashes](/source/2015_Kumanovo_clashes)

## See also

- [Special Operations Unit - Tigers](/source/Special_Operations_Unit_-_Tigers)
- [Lions (police unit)](/source/Lions_(police_unit))
- [Alpha (Police Unit)](/source/Alpha_(Police_Unit))
- [Border Police](/source/Border_Police_of_North_Macedonia)
- [Special Support Unit](/source/Special_Support_Unit)
- [Ministry of Internal Affairs](/source/Ministry_of_Internal_Affairs_(North_Macedonia))
- [Police of North Macedonia](/source/Police_of_North_Macedonia)
- [Lake Patrol](/source/Macedonian_Lake_Patrol_Police)

## External links

- [Video of RDU](https://web.archive.org/web/20150418142322/http://www.sitel.com.mk/edinicata-za-brzo-rasporeduvanje-pretstavuva-strav-i-trepet-za-kriminalcite-0)

## References

1. [http://star.utrinski.com.mk/?pBroj=1253&stID=3526&pR=2](http://star.utrinski.com.mk/?pBroj=1253&stID=3526&pR=2) (*Macedonian*)

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