![]() UIM handles all large scale and complex counter terrorism operations inside the Netherlands including those taking place in: Large, complex buildings like football stadiums, theaters and Ministry buildings, aircraft, ships, oil rigs and trains. They are called in for large-scale, offensive and/or complex operations. The third unit, UIM is composed completely of specialized UIM Special Forces CT operators of the RNLN. This unit is specialized in small-scale high-risk operations, in which explosives/heavy weapons and an intention for sacrifice by the suspects may be involved. ![]() This unit is called the Unit Interventie (UI) and specializes in medium threat situations. The second level units are composed of two thirds UIM marines or BSB and one-third KLPD police personnel. Their aim is to arrest fire-arm dangerous suspects in order to end a regular criminal situation. The first level units are the ATs, which consist of KLPD and BSB SWAT personnel. The DSI can deploy three different units depending on the threat level. The actual deployment of those units occurs under the supervision of the Ministry of Justice. In case of a national deployment, the UIM is lead by the DSI, but administered by the Ministry of Defense. DSI actually has the lead in deploying special units in domestic terrorism or high-level threat situations. DSI is a combined military/police unit, which consists of UIM marines, the National Police (KLPD) SWAT ATs and Koninklijke Marechaussee border guard/military police (BSB) ATs and snipers. For this purpose the ‘Dienst Speciale Interventies’ (DSI) under the Korps Landelijke Politiediensten (KLPD) is raised. to end life threatening situations or to arrest fire arm dangerous suspects and/or suspects of terrorism and severe violence. Under special circumstances in the Netherlands, it is possible to deploy special units of the police and the Ministry of Defense. The operators however still prever to use the name BBE instead of UIM. In 2006, the BBE-M was renamed into the UIM. After a sniper from the Koninklijke Marechaussee border guard/military police Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten ( BSB) shot one of the terrorists in the shoulder, the BBE-M breached the house using a frame charge and made a successful arrest. ![]() ![]() The BBE-Ms skills were again put to the test, during ‘The Hague siege’ in 2004, when four policeman of an Arrest Team (AT) in The Hague, were injured by a hand grenade thrown by homegrown terrorists cell called the Hofstadgroep. The BBE-M first earned widespread recognition in the 1970s, when they assaulted a Dutch train hijacked by Malaccan extremists and freed the hostages on board. It was formed in 1973 in response to the Munich Olympics terrorist incident. The RNLMC first elite CT unit was called the Bijzondere Bijstandseenheid Mariniers (BBE-M). This group is called the ‘Unit Interventie Mariniers’ (UIM) and number roughly 130 operators. Within this group, is a smaller elite Special Forces (SF) unit that specializes in Counter Terrorsim (CT) operations. Qua Patet Orbis (wherever the world leads) the motto of the Dutch Marine Corps. Their focus is special operations (SO) from the sea, under extreme climate- and terrain circumstances and in urban environment. The Royal Netherlands Navy’s (RNLN) Special Operations Forces unit is the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps (RNLMC) ‘Maritime Special Operations Forces’ (MARSOF).
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