OSCE Mobile Training Team conducts training course in Belgrade on identifying foreign terrorist fighters at the borders

The OSCE Mobile Training Team and the OSCE Mission to Serbia jointly organized an interactive training course on identifying foreign terrorist fighters at the borders for 16 officers of the Serbian Service for Combating Terrorism on 2 and 3 March in Belgrade, Serbia.

This specially designed two-day training course was based on the feedback received from Serbian officials after the first online Mobile Training Team deployment held in 2021. The topics that were identified as most relevant were the role of INTERPOL in identifying foreign terrorist fighters at the borders as well as behavioral analysis and interviewing techniques.

“The fight against terrorism is an international one, and Serbia plays an integral part in it. Therefore, it is crucial to ensure the best possible training in this field,” said Dusan Mihajlovic, Deputy Head of the Service for Combating Terrorism of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia.

“After more than two years of the Border Security and Management Unit not being able to conduct an in-person training course in the Republic of Serbia, it is very nice to be back. This once again shows the importance of in-person training courses due to their interactive nature and the opportunity for exchange and discussion that goes far beyond the classroom,” said Florian Krejsa, the Border Security and Management Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department.

The Mobile Training Team included international experts from INTERPOL and the United States of America, who shared their knowledge and expertise on identifying foreign terrorist fighters at the borders.

The Border Security and Management Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department established the OSCE Mobile Training Team in 2016. It is composed of 17 border and counter-terrorism experts from OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation.  This is the thirteenth deployment of the Mobile Training Team organized by the Border Security and Management Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the OSCE Mission to Serbia.