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| Gruppo di Intervento Speciale |
Gruppo di Intervento Speciale Official Insignia |
| Active |
1978 - Present |
| Country |
Italy |
| Branch |
Carabinieri |
| Type |
Special Forces |
| Nickname |
GIS |
Gruppo di Intervento Speciale (GIS, in English "Special Intervention Group") is a counterterrorism asset inside the Italian Carabinieri military police, first formed in 1978. In 2004 the GIS evolved into a special forces unit. The unit has taken part in counterterrorism operations and VIP protection details in Afghanistan and Iraq. GIS is the premier armed unit called from NATO, for special operations dealing with terrorists and kidnappers.
