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This is them protesting. Oddly reminiscent of a military coup, I know.

Although they shared their views on those wanted by the Hague, the top Army brass allegedly wanted to mess them up (according to JSO officers, the Paras were deployed around their base, necessitating the heavy artillery outside), as they never liked the police (let alone ones with ties to the State Security) being the teacher's pet and getting all the fancy kit. I'm not in the position to know, but I was in Vranje at the time, and we were put on high-alert.

 

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Rebranded as the Counter-Terrorist Unit of the Gendarmerie:

 

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Rebranded as the Counter-Terrorist Unit of the Gendarmerie:

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FAMAS as a standard weapon?

 

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And then again as an independent unit:

 

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FAMAS as a standard weapon?

No, they mostly preferred Yugoslav and East German AKs. They did have a slew of Western weapons, including the FAMAS. The majority of their command staff was in the Legion, and it was presumably them who introduced it to the unit, along with the funny way of wearing a beret, silk scarves on their dress uniforms, and the like.

Oh, and saluting with the palm towards the viewer. Case in point:

Oh, and here is a guy who tattooed all the units he was in since the 80s:

From top to bottom: 63rd Parachute Brigade, Special Operations Unit, Counter-Terrorist Unit.

 

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Anti-Terrorist Unit (SAJ) of Republika Srpska:

 

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The Serbian Army dealing with migrants a couple of years back:

 

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Fourth Brigade in the Ground Security Zone along the administrative line with Kosovo:

 

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New helicopters of the Serbian Air Force:

 

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"Eagles", technicians and pilots of the 241st Fighter-Bomber Squadron of the 98th Air Brigade:

 

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Gendarmerie and its armour:

 

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serbian military popular liked us.woodland!

 

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A counter-terror drill of the Anti-Terrorist Unit, Counter-Terrorist Unit, and the Gendarmerie from 2007:

 

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Army in the Ground Security Zone:

 

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Some more from the period of the Presevo Valley insurgency:

 

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And some more:

 

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Aaaaand, some more:

 

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"Eagles", technicians and pilots of the 241st Fighter-Bomber Squadron of the 98th Air Brigade:


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Glad to see they still fly, here in Romania were taken out of service quite long ago.

Btw, did Serbia introduced after all the 6.5x39mm caliber > And if so, how it is, its working as planned or there are some problems with it?

 

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Kosovo, 1999:

Stories behind the last two:

A member of the MP Counter-Terrorist Battalion of the 72nd Special Operations brigade having a chat with a British soldier during the withdrawal. From what I heard, the guys were there to cover the rear of the withdrawing Army units as the KLA was occasionally attacking its columns. They emerged from the bushes and surprised the entering Brits, who weren't expecting the Yugoslav Army to still be there, guns were drawn, but they managed to talk it out. When asked why they were still there, the Serbian officer told them they were traffic military policemen directing huge columns of retreating armour. Middle fingers were exchanged and they all went on their merry way.

The second one is a Kosovo Serb soldier entering his ransacked home in a village near Pristina. His parents weren't there and were later classified as missing.

 

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Btw, did Serbia introduced after all the 6.5x39mm caliber > And if so, how it is, its working as planned or there are some problems with it?

Not yet. I think they're still working out the kinks, and, knowing our weapons manufacturers, will be for quite some time. Personally, I fail to see what's wrong with the good old 7.62x39.