Georgian Special Forces
| სპეციალური ოპერაციების ძალები | |
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GSOF Insignia
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| Active | 23 November 1999–present |
| Country |
 Georgia
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| Branch |
 Georgian Armed Forces
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| Type | special forces / special operations |
| Role | unconventional warfare, sabotage, raid, counter terrorism, asymmetric warfare, direct action, special reconnaissance, psychological warfare |
| Size | currently a joint brigade or task force (one SF group, one naval SF group, one Recon/Ranger battalion, one special ops support battalion) ~ 1,500 half of which is non-combat personnel |
| Part of | Ministry of Defence |
| Garrison/HQ | Tbilisi |
| Nickname(s) | "the vicious" or "relentless" - (special forces group) |
| Beret | Grey Asparagus |
| Engagements |
1991: Georgian Civil War*
Since 2001: War on Terror 2012: Lopota Gorge hostage crisis Since 2014: War in Donbass (disputed) Since 2015: RSM Afghanistan (Rangers) |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Col. Dimitri Kiknadze |
| Notable commanders |
Gocha Karkarashvili Zaza Gogava |
1991: Georgian Civil War*
1992: War in Abkhazia
Since 2001: War on Terror
2003 Rose Revolution
2003–2008: Iraq War
2004: Adjara Crisis
2004: South Ossetia clashes
2006: Kodori Crisis
2007: Bokhundjara incident
2008: South Ossetia War
2012: Lopota Gorge hostage crisis
The GSOF (Georgian: სპეციალური ოპერაციების ძალები) are the elite Georgian Armed Forces components. They have been established to conduct special operations, special-and long range reconnaissance, military counter intelligence, counter terrorism, counter insurgency, amphibious and asymmetric warfare in and outside Georgia. One of the operational centers is located in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Georgian special forces are subordinated under the MOD Special Operations Main Division to a brigade-level command structure. Each formation is split into several sub-divisions which are allocated on different Georgian regions, cities and strategically important areas. Most instructor units are composed of veterans of past conflicts including the Soviet war in Afghanistan and the internal conflicts in Georgia. Officers and instructors served as in former Soviet Army or NATO special services.
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