Military of Mauritania - Mauritanian Military Personnel, Military Coups in Mauritania, Wars Involving Mauritania, 2008 Mauritanian Coup D'Tat (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Mauritanian Military Personnel, Military Coups in Mauritania, Wars Involving Mauritania, 2008 Mauritanian Coup D'tat, Insurgency in the Maghreb, Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, Western Sahara War, Maaouya Ould Sid'ahmed Taya, Mauritania-senegal Border War, Saleh Ould Hanenna, Char Bouba War, Opration Lamantin, Mustafa Ould Salek, Franco-Trarzan War of 1825, 2005 Mauritanian Coup D'tat, Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly. Excerpt: The military forces of Mauritania are listed by the IISS Military Balance 2007 as comprising 15,870 personnel with an additional 5,000 paramilitaries. The Mauritanian military is currently involved in Operation Enduring Freedom - Trans Sahara. The Army is 15,000 strong, according to the IISS, with two camel corps battalions, one battalion of T-54/55 battle tanks, one armoured reconnaissance squadron, eight garrison infantry battalions, seven motorised infantry battalions, one commando/para battalion, 3 artillery battalions, 4 air defence batteries, one engineer company, and one guard battalion. The Navy has 620 personnel and 10 patrol and coastal combatants, with bases at Nouadhibou and Nouakchott. The small Air Force has 250 personnel, 2 FTB-337 aircraft, 15 transport aircraft of various types, and 4 SF-260E trainers. The 5,000 paramilitaries are divided in the Gendarmerie (3000), and the National Guard (2000) who both report to the Ministry of the Interior. After achieving independence in 1960 the Faidem's (Force Aerienne Isamique de Mauritanie) was supplied equipment such as i47s and MH.1521 Broussards which was later replaced by the Britten-Norman BN-2A Defender between 1976-78 and had operated as a transport and observation squadron. During the same time two Cessna 337s and two DHi5 Buffalo STOL transports were suppl... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=19187