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The Armed Forces of Mauritania (Arabic: الجيش الوطني الموريتاني, romanized: al-Jaysh al-Waṭanī al-Mūrītānī, French: Armée Nationale Mauritanienne [4]) is the defense force of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, having an army, navy, air force, gendarmerie, and presidential guard.
The Military ranks of Mauritania are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of Mauritania. Being a former colony of France , Mauritania shares a rank structure similar to that of France. [ 1 ]
The Armed Forces of Mauritania (Arabic: الجيش الوطني الموريتاني, French: Armée Nationale Mauritanienne) is the defense force of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, having an army, navy, air force, gendarmerie, and presidential guard. Other services include the National Guard and national police, though they both are ...
The Mauritania Islamic Air Force (French: Force Aérienne Islamique de Mauritanie or FAIM) is the air force of the Armed Forces of Mauritania. It was established in 1960. It was established in 1960. Like many of the former French colonies, Mauritania received limited economic and military aid from France .
Pages in category "Military of Mauritania" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Both Mauritania and Morocco were supplied with new military hardware and generous economic aid, to enable them to maintain their grip on the territory. French personnel trained the Mauritanian army and took up important positions in the economy. All through Mauritania allied with Algeria to control the raising opposition of Morocco.
The 1978 Mauritanian coup d'état was a bloodless military coup in Mauritania which took place on 10 July 1978. [1] [2] The coup, led by the Army Chief of Staff, Colonel Mustafa Ould Salek, who commanded a group of junior officers, overthrew President Moktar Ould Daddah, who ruled the country since independence from France in 1960.
The 2005 El Mreiti base attack occurred on 4 June 2005 when militants from the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat, a predecessor group of AQIM, attacked a remote army garrison in eastern Mauritania, killing eighteen government troops and capturing a significant number of weapons.