Editing Spetsnaz (section)

===Syrian Civil War===
{{Main|Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War}}

"War on the Rocks" reports that various Russian special missions units have been openly supporting Syrian army units, and along with the [[Russian Aerospace Forces]], have been invaluable in pushing back anti-government forces.<ref>{{cite web|last=Galeotti |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Galeotti |url=https://warontherocks.com/2016/03/the-three-faces-of-russian-spetsnaz-in-syria/ |title=The Three Faces of Russian Spetsnaz in Syria |publisher=Warontherocks.com |date=21 March 2016 |access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref>

At the peak of the deployment, there was a detachment of approximately 250 [[Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces|GRU spetsnaz]] soldiers, probably drawn from several units, including [[Russian commando frogmen|naval spetsnaz]] from the 431st Naval Reconnaissance Point, while SOF operators from the [[Special Operations Forces (Russia)|KSSO]], reportedly conducted mainly sniper/counter-sniper, sabotage and reconnaissance missions behind enemy lines.<ref name="publications.gc.ca">{{Cite web|url=http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/mdn-dnd/D4-10-21-2017-eng.pdf|title = Information archivée dans le Web}}</ref>