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Royal Moroccan Army
Arabic: القوات البرية الملكية المغربية Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵙⵔⴷⴰⵙⵜ ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⴰⵏⵜ
Flag of the Royal Moroccan Army
Founded
14 May 1956 (1088) 935 years the old version
Country
Morocco
Allegiance
King of Morocco
Branch
Army
Role
Land force
Size
175,000[1]
Part of
Royal Moroccan Armed Forces
Motto(s)
God, Homeland, King Arabic: الله ,الوطن ,الملك Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⴰⴽⵓⵛ, ⴰⵎⵓⵔ, ⴰⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ
Anniversaries
14 Mai
Engagements
Ifni War
Sand War
Six-Day War
Yom Kippur War
Western Sahara War
Shaba I
Gulf War
Battle of Mogadishu
Operation Scorched Earth(alleged)
Central African Republic conflict
Commanders
Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces
Mohammed VI of Morocco
Minister-Delegate of the Administration of Defense
Abdellatif Loudiyi
General Inspector of the Armed Forces
Mohammed Berrid
Notable commanders
Ahmed Dlimi
Insignia
Army Insignia
Military unit
The Royal Moroccan Army (Arabic: القوات البرية الملكية المغربيةAl-Quwwat al-Bariyah al-Malakiyah al-Maghribiyah, Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵙⵔⴷⴰⵙⵜ ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⴰⵏⵜtasrdast tagldant) is the branch of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations.
The Royal Moroccan Army is about 215,000 troops strong and consists of 195,000 professional soldiers and 20,000 conscripts.[2] In case of war or state of siege, an additional force of 150,000 Reservists[citation needed] and paramilitary forces, including 24,000 regulars of the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie and 30,000 Auxiliary Forces come under the Ministry of Defense command.
Army forces from Morocco have taken part in different wars and battles during the twentieth century, from World War I, to the recent Central African Republic conflict.[3]
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