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padding-left: 1em;">Directorate of Special Units (DSU), Special Intervention Squadron (SIE/ESI), Group Diane</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Employees</th><td class="infobox-data">540 operators (50 in the intervention unit)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #EFEFEF;">Jurisdictional structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_agency#fedlea" title="Law enforcement agency">Federal agency</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operations jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">General nature</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_agency#fedlea" title="Law enforcement agency">Federal law enforcement</a></li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_agency#civpol" title="Law enforcement agency">Civilian police</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Specialist jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Counter terrorism, <a href="/wiki/Police_tactical_unit" title="Police tactical unit">special weapons operations</a>. Protection of internationally protected persons, other very important persons, and/or of state property of significance.</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #EFEFEF;">Operational structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent agency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Police_(Belgium)" title="Federal Police (Belgium)">Belgian Federal Police</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ares_pantservoertuig_van_de_Directie_speciale_eenheden_-_Nationaal_defil%C3%A9_2018_21-07-2018.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Ares_pantservoertuig_van_de_Directie_speciale_eenheden_-_Nationaal_defil%C3%A9_2018_21-07-2018.jpg/300px-Ares_pantservoertuig_van_de_Directie_speciale_eenheden_-_Nationaal_defil%C3%A9_2018_21-07-2018.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Ares_pantservoertuig_van_de_Directie_speciale_eenheden_-_Nationaal_defil%C3%A9_2018_21-07-2018.jpg/450px-Ares_pantservoertuig_van_de_Directie_speciale_eenheden_-_Nationaal_defil%C3%A9_2018_21-07-2018.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Ares_pantservoertuig_van_de_Directie_speciale_eenheden_-_Nationaal_defil%C3%A9_2018_21-07-2018.jpg/600px-Ares_pantservoertuig_van_de_Directie_speciale_eenheden_-_Nationaal_defil%C3%A9_2018_21-07-2018.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3403" data-file-height="1913" /></a><figcaption>Federal Police Special Units at the parade in Brussels on 21 July 2018</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Directorate of special units</b> (<b>DSU</b>) (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a>: <i lang="nl">Directie van de speciale eenheden</i>; <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Direction des unités spéciales</i>; <a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Direktion der Sondereinheiten</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-History_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is the <a href="/wiki/Police_tactical_unit" title="Police tactical unit">police tactical unit</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Police_(Belgium)" title="Federal Police (Belgium)">Belgian Federal Police</a>. In total, DSU consists of about 500 highly trained police officers. The centralized 50 operator small assault team of the intervention unit of the DSU is deployed in cases of <a href="/wiki/Terrorism" title="Terrorism">terrorism</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kidnapping" title="Kidnapping">kidnappings</a>, hostage taking and other forms of serious crime. DSU performs emergency responses, high-risk arrests and searches, observation operations, undercover operations and more. </p><p>Chief commissioner Eric Liévin, one of the DSU's former commanders, states that "a criminal dealing with the DSU, has a better chance of surviving than another; they try to use a minimal level of violence/force, and yet try to attain a maximum level of efficiency."<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Police_Special_Units&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The original DSU was created within the former <a href="/wiki/Gendarmerie_(Belgium)" title="Gendarmerie (Belgium)">Rijkswacht/Gendarmerie</a> in 1972 in the aftermath of the <a href="/wiki/Munich_massacre" title="Munich massacre">Munich massacre</a> and was called <a href="/wiki/Group_Diane" title="Group Diane">Group Diane</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1974 the name was changed from Diane to SIE (also outside Belgium, <a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a>: <i lang="nl">Speciaal Interventie Eskadron</i>) or ESI (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Escadron spécial d'intervention</i>, also known as <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Groupe interforces antiterroriste</i></span>).<sup id="cite_ref-History_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1980s, the unit operated against pro-leftist groups.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENeville201981_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENeville201981-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2001, all Belgian police forces (municipal, judicial and Rijkswacht/Gendarmerie) were reformed into the integrated police structured on two levels, the local police and the federal police. The SIE/ESI took the form of the Directorate of special units (DSU), which was part of the newly created federal police. In 2007 the DSU was integrated into the Office of the General Commissioner (CG) and its name was changed to CGSU. Due to an optimization reform within the federal police that started in 2014, the special units were moved from the Office of the General Commissioner to the General directorate of the judicial police (DGJ), one of the three general directorates resorting under the Office of the General Commissioner. This was deemed more logical because of the operational and judicial nature of the assignments of the federal police's special units. Subsequently, the name and abbreviation was changed (back) to "Directorate of the special units (DSU)". </p><p>The DSU was deployed to hunt down suspects responsible for <a href="/wiki/2016_Brussels_bombings" title="2016 Brussels bombings">bombing the Brussels metro and airport</a> with one suspect apprehended.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Its manpower in 2012, consist of 450 police officers and 62 civilians.<sup id="cite_ref-History_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 18, 2024, DSU officers were targeted by an arms and drug trafficking suspect during a search in <a href="/wiki/Lodelinsart" title="Lodelinsart">Lodelinsart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi">Charleroi</a>. One agent was killed and two others were seriously and slightly injured. The gunman was also killed.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organisation">Organisation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Police_Special_Units&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Organisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The DSU is one of the four central directorates of the General directorate of the judicial police (DGJ), which is responsible for criminal investigations and anti-crime operations. The DSU consists of centralised units and decentralised units. The centralised units are called the "special units" and consist of:<sup id="cite_ref-History_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>the Intervention unit</li> <li>the Observation unit</li> <li>the Undercover team (UCT)</li> <li>the National technical support unit (NTSU)</li></ul> <p>These are all stationed in a police caserne in <a href="/wiki/Etterbeek" title="Etterbeek">Etterbeek</a>. </p><p>There are four decentralised units, called "Protection, observation, support & arrest platoons" (POSA), spread over the country:<sup id="cite_ref-History_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>POSA Gent</li> <li>POSA Antwerpen</li> <li>POSA Charleroi</li> <li>POSA Liège</li></ul> <p>Overall control of the DSU lies with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but depending on circumstances the unit can be deployed under operational control of the Ministry of Justice. Prior to 1994 the unit was commanded by the Ministry of Defense. </p><p>Two more specialised units also exist, one team has six trained <a href="/wiki/Police_dog" title="Police dog">police dogs</a> (They use Belgian Malinois)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENeville201982_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENeville201982-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for detecting the presence of explosive materials or ammunition, the other one is the Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team, which was created in 1978 after the <a href="/wiki/Los_Alfaques_disaster" title="Los Alfaques disaster">Los Alfaques disaster</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-History_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They've been involved in the <a href="/wiki/Herald_of_Free_Enterprise_disaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Herald of Free Enterprise disaster">Herald of Free Enterprise disaster</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Halle_train_collision" title="Halle train collision">Buizingen rail disaster</a> in 2010 and <a href="/wiki/Sierre_coach_crash" title="Sierre coach crash">a bus accident in 2012</a> in Switzerland.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tasks">Tasks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Police_Special_Units&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Tasks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>DSU provides ongoing support to the federal and local levels in the areas of: </p> <ul><li>Intervention and arrest (hostage and barricaded suspect situations)</li> <li>Provision of expertise and advice</li> <li>Special investigative techniques</li> <li>Specialized technical support</li> <li>Support of specialised means (divers, climbers, snipers, maritime operation, etc.)</li> <li>Support of the European Anti-terrorism organisation 'Atlas' with the possibility of deployment abroad</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Equipment">Equipment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Police_Special_Units&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Equipment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Weapons">Weapons</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Police_Special_Units&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Weapons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Toyota_Land_Cruiser_du_CGSU.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Toyota_Land_Cruiser_du_CGSU.JPG/220px-Toyota_Land_Cruiser_du_CGSU.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Toyota_Land_Cruiser_du_CGSU.JPG/330px-Toyota_Land_Cruiser_du_CGSU.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Toyota_Land_Cruiser_du_CGSU.JPG/440px-Toyota_Land_Cruiser_du_CGSU.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3334" data-file-height="3377" /></a><figcaption>DSU operators on a parade armed with FN SCARs on a Toyota Land Cruiser assault vehicle (in July 2013).</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Accuracy_International_Arctic_Warfare" title="Accuracy International Arctic Warfare">Accuracy International Arctic Warfare</a><sup id="cite_ref-Ref_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ref-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FN_303" title="FN 303">FN 303</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FN_P90" title="FN P90">FN P90</a>: Sometimes used with suppressors.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENeville201982_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENeville201982-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ref_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ref-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FN_SCAR" title="FN SCAR">FN SCAR</a>: Sometimes used with suppressors.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENeville201982_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENeville201982-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SIG_MCX" title="SIG MCX">SIG MCX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glock_17" class="mw-redirect" title="Glock 17">Glock 17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Five-seven" class="mw-redirect" title="Five-seven">Five-seven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_HK69" class="mw-redirect" title="Heckler & Koch HK69">Heckler & Koch HK69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_MP5" title="Heckler & Koch MP5">Heckler & Koch MP5</a><sup id="cite_ref-Ref_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ref-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Heckler_%26_Koch_G3K&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Heckler & Koch G3K (page does not exist)">Heckler & Koch G3K</a>, a smaller version of the <a href="/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_G3" title="Heckler & Koch G3">Heckler & Koch G3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_HK417" title="Heckler & Koch HK417">Heckler & Koch HK417</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_UMP" title="Heckler & Koch UMP">Heckler & Koch UMP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Remington_870" class="mw-redirect" title="Remington 870">Remington 870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SAKO" title="SAKO">Sako</a> <a href="/wiki/TRG-21" class="mw-redirect" title="TRG-21">TRG-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SIMON_breach_grenade" title="SIMON breach grenade">SIMON breach grenade</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gear">Gear</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Police_Special_Units&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Gear"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>UF PRO clothing during training</li> <li>Crye precision clothing during operation OD green</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Police_Special_Units&action=edit&section=7" 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