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Korean People's Army Special Operations Forces
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The Korean People's Army Special Operations Forces (KPASOF; Korean: 조선인민군 특수작전군; Hanja: 朝鮮人民軍 特殊作戰軍; Chosŏn-inmin'gun teugsujagjeongun) are the special forces of Korean People's Army. It performs military, political, and psychological operations. KPASOF actively tests South Korea; activities were detected in the decades following the Korean War.[6][7]
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조선인민군 특수작전군 朝鮮人民軍 特殊作戰軍 Chosŏn-inmin'gun teugsujagjeongun | |
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Active | 30 October 1968; 55 years ago (1968-10-30)–present |
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Type | Special forces |
Role | Special operations |
Size | 200,000[1][2][3][4][5] |
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It is estimated that there are 200,000 SOF soldiers.[8]