Editing Alpha Group (section)

==In other post-Soviet states==
===Ex-Soviet regional Alpha units===

====In Belarus====
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The Minsk territorial unit of Alpha continues to exist within the [[State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus|State Security Committee (KGB)]] of Belarus, known simply as "Alfa" («Альфа»).<ref>{{in lang|ru}} [http://www.kgb.by/press/inform/22.html О проведении тактико-специальных учений «Блок 2006» / 19 июня 2006&nbsp;– КГБ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927142346/http://www.kgb.by/press/inform/22.html |date=27 September 2013 }}.</ref>

====In Kazakhstan====
The Almaty territorial unit of Alpha was turned into the special unit Arystan (meaning "Lions" in [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]]) of the [[National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan|National Security Committee (KNB)]] of Kazakhstan.<ref>Mariya Y. Omelicheva, ''Counterterrorism Policies in Central Asia'', page 119.</ref> In 2006, five members of Arystan were arrested and charged with the kidnapping of the opposition politician [[Altynbek Sarsenbayuly]], his driver, and his bodyguard; the three victims were then allegedly delivered to the people who murdered them.<ref>[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-142419667/kazakh-security-officers-suspected.html Kazakh security officers suspected of kidnapping, not murdering oppositionist.], BBC Monitoring International Reports, 22 February 2006.</ref>

====In Ukraine====
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'''Special Group "Alpha"''' is a branch of the [[Security Service of Ukraine]]; and a successor of the [[Soviet Union]]'s Alpha Group.<ref name="Cox2001"/> It has continued to be informally called "Alpha".

===Self-styled new units===
====In Georgia====
[[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] established its own Alpha unit in 1992.<ref name=rulers/> It was created as one of the three special forces units belonging to the Ministry of State Security, the other two being named Delta and Omega. In 1995, members of Alpha and the Minister of State Security, [[Igor Giorgadze]], were blamed for the failed bombing attempt on the life of President [[Eduard Shevardnadze]]. After that, Giorgadze fled to Moscow, and Georgia's Alpha was purged and reorganised.<ref>Aaron Belkin, ''United We Stand?: Divide-and-Conquer Politics And the Logic of International Hostility'', pages 106–107.</ref>

====In Kyrgyzstan====
A special unit named "Alfa" Special Operations Executive (ASOE) was established within the [[State Committee for National Security (Kyrgyzstan)|State Committee on National Security]] (GKNB) of [[Kyrgyzstan]]. In 2010, eight members of ASOE, including five snipers and the unit's commander, were charged with shooting and killing unarmed people during the [[Kyrgyz Revolution of 2010|Second Kyrgyz Revolution]]. Criminal cases were brought to the court under the articles: 97 (murder), and 305 part 2 (exceeding the limits of authority).<ref>[http://www.memo.ru/eng/news/2010/11/17/1711102.htm «Alfa's» Special Operations Executive Role in the Bishkek's Events on April 6–7, 2010] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927174302/http://www.memo.ru/eng/news/2010/11/17/1711102.htm |date=27 September 2013 }}, Memorial, 16 November 2010.</ref>

==== In Tajikistan ====
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