The coordination and operational activities of the CIS ATC are carried out in the following main areas:
coordinating preparation for and conduct of joint (multilateral) table-top exercises and practical anti-terrorism drills organized by the decision of the Council of the CIS Heads of States;
assisting in inter-state search of persons who have committed terrorist and extremist crimes and flee from prosecution or execution of a court sentence.
Since the establishment of the CIS ATC, nineteen joint anti-terrorism drills (hereinafter referred to as drills) have been prepared and conducted in the territories of:
Republic of Armenia (Atom-Antiterror – 2006, Ararat-Antiterror – 2019);
Republic of Belarus (Bastion-Antiterror – 2008, Cyber-Antiterror – 2016);
Republic of Kazakhstan (Caspian-Antiterror – 2005, Baikonur-Antiterror – 2007, Zhetysu-Antiterror – 2014, Caspian-Antiterror – 2021);
Kyrgyz Republic (South-Antiterror – 2001, Ala-Too-Antiterror – 2013, Ikkyk-Kul-Antiterror – 2018, Eurasia-Antiterror – 2023);
Republic of Moldova (West-Antiterror – 2004);
Russian Federation (Don-Antiterror – 2012, Commonwealth-Antiterror – 2022);
Republic of Tajikistan (South-Antiterror – 2002, Dushanbe-Antiterror – 2017);
Ukraine (Azov-Antiterror – 2003, Donbass-Antiterror – 2011).
The key purpose of the drills is to master the algorithms for coordinated joint operations aimed at preventing and suppressing terrorist attacks and enhancing readiness of the security agencies, special services and other uniformed services to jointly fight on terrorism and extremism.
The drills help to master the following:
organization and conduct by the competent authorities of coordinated operational-search operations to identify and suppress the activities of persons planning to commit terrorist attacks in the territories of the Commonwealth states;
informational coordination between the exercise participant-states while settling a crisis situation; conduct of special force operations to release hostages and suppress terrorist threats against critical facilities with the involvement of special units of security agencies and special services of the exercise participant-states;
employment of units of the Armed Forces, National Guard and other units to solve the tasks aimed to block and eliminate large illegal armed terrorist groups.
In order to organize methodological support of training of officers of security agencies and special services of the CIS member-states for performing practical tasks during the drills, the CIS ATC initiated practical exercises on organization of coordination of the interested units of the competent authorities of the CIS member-states which kicked off in 2010.
The above exercises provide an opportunity, at the preparation stage, to deeply analyze and, if necessary, adjust the existing mechanisms of cooperation, test new elements of practical coordinated operations by the Commonwealth competent authorities.
Practical exercises contribute to the organization of more efficient interaction between the competent authorities of the Commonwealth states in conducting anti-terrorist operations, and are also one of the forms of officers’ training to execute practical tasks. In compliance with the Regulation on the CIS ATC and in pursuance of the Programs of cooperation of the CIS Member-States in Combating Terrorism and Extremism, the Center implements measures aimed to assist the CIS member-states in implementation of international and interstate search for persons who have committed terrorist and extremist crimes and flee from criminal prosecution or execution of a court sentence (wanted persons).
