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responsibility for enforcing the law and an Explosive Ordinance Di- rational outcomes under UNTAET
both in Kosovo (Jordanian FPU) sposal (EOD) team. The RRU was umbrella created solid basis for a
and in TL (Portuguese FPU at that the most critical UN tool to ensu- long relation of bilateral police co-
time called Rapid Response Unit re the public order at Dili (TL Ca- operation with TL that still endures.
- RRU), a task that required a ca- pital) and it was often deployed In mid-2006, the country was im-
pacity and capability distinct from throughout TL territory to face of mersed in a major crisis due to
general policing. claims made by Army
FPUs are defi - “petitioners” on wages
ned by UNPOL and conditions. The fl a-
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as specialized, red up violence lead to
cohesive, armed 37 people dead and
mobile police approximately 150,000
units, providing (15% of the population)
security support displaced. A highly com-
to UN operations plex situation which in-
by ensuring the volved a deep rift within
safety and secu- the political leadership
rity of UN per- and the military, oppo-
sonnel and as- sing the Army (F-FDTL) 3
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sets; contributing and the Police (PNTL) .
to the protection On 26 may 2006 the
of civilians; and Timorese authorities re-
supporting police quest urgent police and
operations that military assistance from
require a for- Australia, New Zealand,
med response. Malaysia and Portugal,
IN TIMOR-LESTE From the years which was promptly ad-
dress by these countries.
2000 to 2002,
Portugal throu- Merely seven days after
gh the Guarda Nacional Repu- violent clashes between indepen- a GNR Company was landing
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blicana (GNR) deployed to TL dentist and integrationist factions. in TL, achieving Full Operatio-
four RRU contingents, a self-su- The TL independence was a truly nal Capability (FOC) by 12 June
stained company level unit with successful process in which the in- 2006. Once again the GNR was
a core operational capability of ternational community support and responsible to ensure public or-
three anti-riot Platoons, suppor- Portugal in particularly has reason der at the capital, facing violent
ted by a Special Operations team to take great pride. The GNR ope- demonstrations and intense cla-

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