Dissertation (MA International Relations)This study was conducted at the Tanzania Police Force Headquarters in Dar es Salaam. The objective of the study was to examine the role of the Police Force in combating threats of terrorism in Tanzania. Primary and secondary data were collected using quantitative and qualitative techniques. Specific objectives included providing an overview of the state of terrorism in Tanzania, Examining existing international collaboration with TPF in combating threats of terrorism and finally to determine the existing capacities of TPF in term of human resources and financial resources in combating threats of terrorism. SPSS and Microsoft excel were used in data analysis and presentation. A total number of 93 respondents were involved in the study. The methods used in data collection were interview, questionnaires and documentary review. The findings of the study revealed that the Tanzania Police Force faces many challenges in combating threats of terrorism. These include lack of human resources, lack of specialized training, lack of sufficient funds to deal with terrorism and lack of physical resources. Field result further indicated that most police officers, who investigate terrorism cases do not have sufficient knowledge on combating terrorism. The study therefore recommends specialized training to the majority of the police officers on terrorism, to a recruit more mobile police force, the government should allocate more funds to the Police Force, and modern equipment should be provided to the Police Force so that it can quick response to initial signs of terrorism and to also introduce a ant-terrorist units all over the country. Increased collaboration with the international community to combat threats of terrorism is also a necessary requirement for the Tanzania Police Force in the war against terrorism.