Royal Moroccan Army

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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 May
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

The Royal Moroccan Army (Arabic: القوات البرية الملكية المغربية Al-Quwwat al-Bariyah al-Malakiyah al-Maghribiyah, Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵙⵔⴷⴰⵙⵜ ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⴰⵏⵜ tasrdast 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]