TKIV Dragunov, which stands for (sniper rifle). : Used by "Designated Marksmen". Being phased out in favour of newer systems. : Locally produced as the Nakhjir 3 Sniper Rifle. A new upgraded version was unveiled during the Muhammad Rasulullah 4 exercises held on 12 December 2016. : Al Kadesiah, made based on SVD and PSL. Official Iraqi designation is either Al-Qadissiya or Al-Gadissiya. SVD and Kadesiah rifles has been used by both Saddam's and post-2003 Iraqi Army and by Iraqi insurgents. SVDs are also fielded by the Popular Mobilization Forces. : SVD and Type 79 Lord Resistance Army : Including Type 85s : Formerly used by the defunct Panama Defense Forces. : Type 85 Chinese variant. Also batches of SVD rifle donated by Russia. : Polish SVD modernization; known as SWD-M- and updated with a heavier barrel, variable magnification scope and detachable bipod. It's planned to replace SVD with the marksman variant of the FB MSBS Grot. : SVD-M and folding-stock SVDS. : Used by Air Force and Army Special forces, model SVDK. : Used by Gendarmerie General Command and Polis Özel Harekat. : Over 1000 rifles purchased by the Army of Venezuela in 2007. : Used by the Vietnamese Army since the Vietnam War. Former users : Issued as the SWD. Chechen Republic of Ichkeria : Entered service with the Czechoslovak Army in the 1970's. : Entered service with the Soviet Army in 1967. Conflicts Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War Soviet–Afghan War Lebanese Civil War 1982 Lebanon War South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) Iran–Iraq War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Gulf War Salvadoran Civil War Operation Restore Hope South African Border War Burundian Civil War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Yugoslav Wars First Chechen War Second Chechen War 2011 Libyan Civil War Northern Mali conflict Syrian Civil War Boko Haram insurgency Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) Saudi–Yemeni border conflict (2015–present) 2022 Russia-Ukraine war See also SVDK a variant of the SVD, chambered in 9.3×64mm Brenneke. VSS Vintorez, a suppressed sniper rifle also used in limited numbers in Russia, similar weapon. Puşca Semiautomată cu Lunetă (PSL), a Romanian designated marksman/sniper rifle that resembles the SVD, chambered in 7.62×54mmR. Zastava M76, a Yugoslavian designated marksman/sniper rifle that resembles the SVD, chambered in 7.92×57mm Mauser. Zastava M91, a Serbian designated marksman/sniper rifle that resembles the SVD, chambered in 7.62×54mmR. IMI Galatz, an Israeli designated marksman/sniper rifle that resembles the SVD,