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RENEA
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<p>The Department of Neutralization of Armed Elements commonly known by its <a href="/facts/Acronym/nlHK7aRt">acronym</a> RENEA, is the main <a href="/facts/Albania/8GP40BUD">Albanian</a> <a href="/facts/Counter-terrorist/XSzTcfND">counter-terrorist</a> and critical incident response unit. The force was constituted in the early 1990s in response to the growing crime levels in the country after the fall of communism. RENEA's responsibilities are rescue operations, hostage situations, counter-terrorism and response to particularly violent forms of crime. Since 1990, the unit has lost four men in action and more than forty wounded. Their skills are highly regarded and well thought-of inside Albania and in the West, they are reported to have one of the highest OPTEMPOs (frequency of deployments) in all of Europe and they have been trained by <a href="/facts/GSG_9/Kcv9Uexo">GSG 9</a>. </p>