The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, known by the French-derived initials FAR, are the military of the Kingdom of Morocco. They bring together the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Royal Gendarmerie and the Royal Guard under one national command, with the King of Morocco as supreme commander and headquarters in Rabat. The infobox dates the present form of the force to 1956. The article credits the force with experience in counter-insurgency, desert warfare and combined air and land operations, and further experience gained through participation in peacekeeping operations abroad. Conscription is in force for those aged eighteen.
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Source Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (source article)Lead paragraphQuote, Lead paragraph
are the military forces of Morocco.
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are the military forces of Morocco.
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They consist of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Royal Gendarmerie, and the Royal Guard.
History, founding
The Royal Armed Forces were created on 14 May 1956
Fought In: Yom Kippur War, History, yom-kippur-war
The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces fought on the Golan front during the Yom Kippur War of 1973
Fought In: Gulf War, History, gulf-war
The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces also took a symbolic part in the Gulf War among other Arab armies.
Fought In: First Indochina War, History, first-indochina-war
Moroccan troops formed part of the French Far East Expeditionary Corps engaged in the First Indochina War from 1946 to 1954.
Fought In: Ifni War, History, ifni-war
The Moroccan military's first engagement as an independent country in the 20th century was the Ifni War
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Has Member: Hassan II, Lead, second paragraphQuote, Has Member: Hassan II, Lead, second paragraph
named commander-in-chief of the Royal Armed Forces by his father
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