The Armed Phase of the «Caspian-Anti-Terror-2021» Exercise was carried out

The Armed Phase of the «Caspian-Anti-Terror-2021» Exercise was carried out

On September 2, 2021, in Aktau, the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Anti-Terrorist Center of the CIS Member States (ATC CIS) conducted the armed phase of the joint anti-terrorist exercise of the competent authorities of the CIS member states “Caspian-Anti-Terror-2021” (hereinafter - JAE).

JAE "Caspian-Antiterror-2021" was carried out in two stages with the coordinating role of the ATC of the CIS and was aimed at increasing the readiness of security agencies, special services and other law enforcement agencies of the Commonwealth countries to jointly counter terrorist challenges and threats. The exercise was attended by the special services of eight CIS states (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan).

During the first phase of the exercise, which took place from 23 to 26 August 2021, the competent authorities carried out activities in relation to training facilities of operational interest.

The special services worked out more than 50 introductory checks, carried out 155 inspections, as a result of which all members of terrorist training groups were identified and detained in the territories of the Commonwealth states. The terrorist acts they are preparing have been suppressed, criminal ties have been established, and the instruments of crime have been seized.

Algorithms for the interaction of units of security agencies and special services of the Commonwealth states have been worked out when they carry out coordinated operational and search measures to identify and neutralize persons preparing terrorist acts at the facilities of the maritime infrastructure and the oil and gas industry of the CIS member states.

In the process of work, information systems for the collective use of security agencies, special services and law enforcement agencies of the Commonwealth states were actively involved:

- Specialized data bank of ATC CIS;

- International data bank on countering terrorism;

- United data bank of security agencies and special services of the CIS states;

- The United CIS Data Bank of Fingerprint Information.

During the second stage of the exercise on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, under the leadership of the republican operational headquarters for managing the anti-terrorist operation, the tasks of organizing the planning of forces and means, as well as maintaining sustainable and continuous management of bodies and divisions in the context of anti-terrorist measures were completed.

With the involvement of special units of the Special Service "A" and the Border Service of the NSC, "Berkut" of the National Guard, "Sunkar" of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, special operations forces of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Special Purpose Center of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, operational and combat measures were carried out to free hostages and neutralize conditional terrorists at the facilities "Drilling Rig "And" Ship Kanysh Satpayev " in the water area of the seaport "Aktau ". Subdivisions of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan demonstrated actions to eliminate the consequences of a terrorist act.

Following the results of the “Caspian-Antiterror-2021” exercise, the leadership of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Antiterrorist Center of the CIS member states gave a positive assessment to the actions of all units involved. The objectives of the exercise have been achieved.

JAE of the competent authorities of the CIS member states are an important component of the system of practical interaction of the Commonwealth countries. Their main goal is to increase the readiness of the security agencies, special services and other power structures of the CIS member states to jointly counter terrorist challenges and threats. The legal basis for their holding in the CIS is the Regulations on the Procedure for Organizing and Conducting Joint Anti-Terrorist Measures in the territories of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Program of Cooperation of the CIS Member States in the Fight against Terrorism and Other Violent Manifestations of Extremism, adopted for three years.

Since 2001, 16 exercises have been organized by the ATC CIS. The topics were formed taking into account the state, dynamics and trends of the spread of terrorist threats in the states of the Commonwealth and other regions of the world.

On the territory of Kazakhstan, the exercises are being held for the fourth time ("Caspian-Anti-Terror-2005", "Baikonur-Anti-Terror-2007", "Zhetysu-Anti-Terror-2014", "Caspian-Anti-Terror-2021").

 

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