Armed Forces of South Ossetia

Armed Forces of South Ossetia
Founded	February 23, 1992
Headquarters	Tskhinvali
Leadership
Supreme Commander in Chief	Alan Gagloyev
Minister of Defence	Colonel Inal Sabanov
Personnel
Active personnel	1,600
Industry
Domestic suppliers	N/A
Foreign suppliers	Russia
Related articles
History	1991–1992 South Ossetia War Russo-Georgian War Georgian-Ossetian Conflict
Ranks	Military ranks of South Ossetia

The Armed Forces of South Ossetia is the military of the partially recognised state of South Ossetia. It includes an Army and an Air Corps.

The South Ossetian Army was formed in 1992, and is the primary defense force in the breakaway republic of South Ossetia, largely considered to be within internationally recognized Georgian territory.

According to the 2017 agreement with Russia, parts of the South Ossetian forces were integrated with Russia's 4th Guards Military Base stationed in the territory, while the size of the entity's remaining military is to be agreed with the Russian authorities.^[1]