Groupe Des Forces Spéciales
The Special Forces Group, (فوج القوات الخاصة Ar), (Groupe des Forces Spéciales Fr), or simply the G.F.S. is the Special force troops of The Tunisian Land Army. The GFS can easily be recognized from the rest of the army due to their camouflage and green beret. Military units and formations of Tunisia {{Africa-mil-stub ...
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Tunisian Land Army
The Tunisian Land Army ( ar, جيش البر التونسي, Jaîsh el-Barr et'Tunsi, french: Armée de terre tunisienne) is the ground component of the Tunisian Armed Forces . The Land Forces Command is located in Bizerte. The TAF itself was created on June 30, 1956. The Land Army is the largest service branch within the Tunisian Armed Forces and has a dominant presence in the current General Staff. It is estimated to number around 90,000, in addition to 60,000 reservists for a total of 150,000 strong. The modern army was created in the 1830s. It has seen substantive combat on one occasion: against France during the 1961 Bizerte crisis. The mission of the Tunisian army is to defend the country against any foreign attack, to allow the development of a diplomatic counterattack and encourage the involvement of the United Nations, protect Tunisian nationals around the world and participate in peacekeeping missions. History During the Beylical period The modern Tunisian ar ...
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