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Military Forces of Cote D’Ivoire: Cote d'Ivoire Defense and Security Forces (FDSC) (Source: Military Periscope)Current PersonnelArmy6, 500Air Force700Navy950The Ivorian military consists of approximately 17,000 personnel. There are three branches: Army, Air Force, NavyArmyThe army is organized into four military regions with Headquarters: Abidjan, Bouake, Daloa Korhogo. Some 6,500 currently serve in the army. Within the regions there exists:1 armored battalion 3 infantry battalions 1 artillery battalion 1 anti-aircraft artillery battery 1 airborne group 1 engineer companyThe equipment available to the army is almost solely of French origin, with a tank from Russia and few planes from Russia and Sweden. The army has tanks, armored reconnaissance vehicles, armored personnel carriers, artillery, mortars and air defense planes.Air ForceThe Air Force (Force Aerienne de Cote d'Ivoire), Headquarters: Abidjan 700 personnel. No details on the organization of the Air Force are available.The air force is equipped with and currently has functioning around 5 aircrafts. The aircrafts available to this branch originated from Russia, the UK, and France.NavyThe Ivorian navy is primarily a coastal patrol force, but it has a limited amphibious capability. Approximately 950 personnel serve in the navy.The navy is equipped with patrol crafts, amphibious crafts, and auxiliary crafts originating from the UK, China, and France.Paramilitary Current PersonnelPresidential Guard1,350Militia1,500Military Force800Gendarmerie7,600This is the national gendarmerie. It is a national police force which is responsible for territorial security, especially in rural areas. The gendarmerie is commanded by a major-general. Until recently, the gendarmerie was considered better trained and organized than the armed forces due to the assistance of French advisors. The Gendarmerie is equipped with light weapons, four patrol boats and a number of VAB armored personnel carriers. There are three other paramilitary services: the presidential guard, militia and military fire service. The Presidential Guard has 1,350 troops responsible for the security of the president as well as certain ceremonial functions. An additional 1,500 personnel serve in the militia and 800 in the military fire service. Equipment of MilitaryNOV06 JAN08 APR09 JUN10 GROUND COMBAT VEHICLES Tanks 10 10 10 10 T-55 (Russia) 5 5 5 5 AMX-13 light Armored Reconnaissance Vehicles 6 6 6 6 ERC-90 Sagaie 8 8 8 8 AML-60 7 7 7 7 AML-90 (AML-245) 13 BRDM-2 Armored Personnel Carriers 10 10 10 10 BMP-1/-2 AIFV (Russia) 10 10 10 10 Mamba MK II (South Africa) 12 12 12 12 Panhard M3 13 13 13 13 VAB (Gendarmerie) 6 BTR-80 Artillery Guns # # # N/A AT-5 Spandrel (reported) # # # # AT-14 Kornet (reported) # # # # 122-mm (reported) # # # # 73-mm RPG-7 4 4 4 4 105-mm M2 towed 12 12 12 12 106-mm M40A1 recoilless rifles # # # # STRIM-89-mm LRAC rocket launcher (France) Air Defense # # # # SA-7 Grail (Russia)(reported) # # # # 23-mm: ZU-23-2 (Russia) 5 5 5 5 40-mm L/60 air defense (Sweden) 6 6 6 6 20-mm M3 VDA twin self-propelled 10 10 10 10 20-mm Mortars 16 16 16 16 120-mm AM50 # # # # 81-mm M1 (U.S.)Air Force NOV06 JAN08 APR09 JUN10 AIRCRAFT Attack 2 2 N/A N/A MiG-23 MLD (Russia) # # # Il-76 (Russia) 4 # # Su-25 (Russia) 1 Mi-24 (reported) Transport/Utility 3 # N/A N/A Fokker 100 VIP (Netherlands) 1 # N/A N/A F27 Mk 600 Friendship (Netherlands) 1 # N/A N/A Gulfstream IV (U.S. C-20) 1 # N/A N/A Super King Air 200 (U.S. U-21A) 1 # N/A N/A Cessna 421 (U.S. Golden Eagle) 2 3 N/A N/A Reims Cessna 150H (U.S.) Trainers 4 # # # F33C Bonanza (U.S.) 2 2 2 2 BAE 167 Strikemaster (U.K.) 5 # # # Alpha Jet C (France/Germany) 7 N/A N/A Alpha Jet E (France/Germany) Helicopters 3 4 4 N/A Mi-24 (Russia) 2 4 1 2 IAR-330L (VIP) 1 1 N/A N/A SA330H Puma transport 2 # N/A N/A AS 365C Dauphin II transportNavy(For information on the equipment listed below, search our Weapons Database. Equipment is of French origin unless otherwise noted.) NOV06 JAN08 APR09 JUN10 SHIPS Patrol Craft 1 1 1 1 L'ARDENT class (French PATRA design) Amphibious 3 3 3 3 Type 412 fast troop transports (U.K.) 2 2 2 2 LCM(8) landing craft (ex-French) 1 1 1 YUQIN-class landing craft (China) Auxiliary 1 1 1 1 ex-French P.1-class push tug 2 2 2 2 ex-French ACAJOU-class medium harbor tugs 2 2 2 2 ex-French SURF-class launchesOpposition Forces (Sources: Military Periscope) The Forces Nouvelles (New Forces) was established in 2003 and is a coalition of the now-dormant groups Movement Patriotique de Cote d'Ivoire (MPCI), Movement Populaire Ivoirien du Grand Oeust There is a good deal of uncertainty over how many rebel fighters there are. According to the national disarmament commission and the terms of a series of disarmament deals signed in 2005 – the principles of which still hold, although deadlines have been repeatedly missed – the rebels have 42,564 troops. () Effectiveness and TacticsArmed opposition groups commit human rights abuses, notably in the west where they terrorize the population, raping women and forcibly recruiting civilians, including children under the age of 18. ()Another tactic the opposition group uses is recruiting of Liberians to fight with them.In the absence of any functioning justice and accountability mechanisms a longstanding problem which the FN have done nothing to address since they took control of the area in September 2002 - FN commanders are all-powerful in their areas and residents have no recourse to justice. [C?te d'Ivoire; Amnesty International Mission ReportBYLINE: Radio France Internationale (Paris)]The Forces Nouvelles are indeed successful. They have managed to take over most of the West and North of the country.EquipmentRebels seized all of C?te d’Ivoire’s military aircraft when they took Bouaké in 2002, these planes (including notably four Alpha Jets for light combat and training) are in disrepair and are unusable, according to the November 2005 report of the UN Group of Experts on C?te d’Ivoire. (). Currently neither side has usable aircraft.Weaponry most used is gunsFinancing () An essential element of the fledgling rebel administration is its tax and customs organization called La Centrale, set up in 2004 and headed by economics professor André Ouattara. La Centrale manages three kinds of taxes and levies on commercial goods, for which Ouattara gave the following rates: a laissez-passer of 15,000 CFA (?16, $29) which trucks must pay to enter rebel-held territory; an ‘escort’ fee of 10,000–12,000 CFA (?10– 13, $19–23), which pays for an armed guard for each truck; and a ‘merchandise tax’ which Ouattara says is 65,000 CFA (?68, $126) ‘on average’ but can change according to weight.Rebels also earn money from diamond exportsPeacekeeping Forces: UN and other countriesCurrent authorized strength (as of 19 January 2011, including temporary reinforcements) for UN Mission UNOCI11,142 total uniformed personnel including 9,600 troops;192 military observers;1,350 police. In addition to UN peacekeeping forces, multiple countries currently have large numbers of peacekeeping troops in Ivory Coast, primarily under the authority of UNOCI. Such nations (and their estimated force totals) include: Bangladesh (2,000), Benin (400), France (900), Ghana (500), Jordan (1,000), Morocco (700), Niger (400), Pakistan (1,100), Senegal (300) and Togo (300).Major Peacekeeping Forces Breakdown:Bangladesh ()Composed of some sector headquarters, two infantry battalions, an engineering company, a level-2 hospital, a headquarters support company and a force communication company. (LexisNexis)[SECTION: WORLD NEWS; MILITARYLENGTH: 128 words DATELINE: DHAKA, March 18]2 x INF BN ?? (Infantry Batallions)??????? ??????????????? : 1,500 BANSEC HQ-5 /Multi- Ntl? (Headquarters)??????????? :????? 42BANENGR-5??? (Engineering)?? ??????????????? :?? ?164 BANSIG-6???(Communications)???????? ?????????????? :????? 99BAN HQ SP COY-6 ??(Signal Company)???????? :??? 210BANMED-5???(Medical)????? ?????????????? :????? 56MILOB/SO?????(Observers) ???? ??????????????? :????? 15? TOTAL?????????????????? ??????????????? : 2,086Pakistan ()1 Transport Company1 Engineer Company1 Infantry Battalion1 Armed Squadron Infantry Police Unit comprising 175 personnel Pakistani Troops with Ban Ki-MoonJordan Contingent (JORBAT #9): 862 (Batallion)Sector: Abidjan Contingent (SFCOY #11): 200 (Special Forces Company)Sector: Abidjan ................
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