A photo of two Syrian commandos appeared on the web, equipped according to the latest “military fashion”, writes the Russian newspaper.
Their equipment is a kind of mixture of Russian and Western products.. It is striking that one of the fighters has an AK-105 assault rifle in a modern body kit with a laser target designator, collimator sight and silencer.
According to military expert Yuri Lyamin, at the beginning of the war there were no special operations forces in the Syrian army, but there were several connections, called special forces. These included two teams, several separate regiments and regiment as part of the 4th Armored Division. According to some reports, their total number was about 15 thousand. human.
They were well prepared and took the brunt of the war.. Units were deployed to different regions of the country for anti-terrorist operations.
At first, it helped to keep the situation under control., however, as the support of terrorists from abroad increased, the efforts of special forces became insufficient - units perished, not having time to complete the task.
It was unrealistic to make up for losses in the ongoing fighting. Currently, a few special forces are trying to protect - they are equipped with the best equipment, modern weapons and try to use only in the most important operations.
