Scorpions (paramilitary)

Scorpions
Шкорпиони
Insignia of the Scorpions paramilitary unit
Active1991–1999
Country SFR Yugoslavia (1991)
Serbian Krajina (1992–1995)
FR Yugoslavia (1995–1999)
TypeParamilitary
RoleSabotage
Special operations
Counterterrorism
PatronSaint Sava
Colors  Black
  Red
Engagements
Insignia
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The Scorpions (Serbian Cyrillic: Шкорпиони) were a Serb paramilitary unit active during the Yugoslav Wars. The unit was involved in war crimes during the wars in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo. After the wars, four members of the unit were found guilty of killing six prisoners during the Srebrenica massacre of July 1995 and five were found guilty of killing fourteen civilians, mostly women and children, during the Podujevo massacre in March 1999.