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Latest revision as of 08:32, 7 October 2009
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 extreme operations dealing with terrorists and kidnapper.
They can be thought of as one of the Italian SWAT teams.