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Special Troops Training Center
The Special Troops Training Center (CFTS) is a specialized military school of the Algerian Land Forces. History The Special Troops Training Center (CFTS), is located in the town of Biskra, 405 km south-east of Algiers. Originally the CFTS was created under the supervision of the Special Troops Superior School (ESTS), however it became completely autonomous from January 1994. The ESTS is in charge of training officers and non-commissioned officers, while the CFTS is responsible for training men of the rank of paratroopers of the Algerian army. Also nearby are the 1st combat helicopter regiment, the 32nd Algerian Air Force Transport Squadron and the 12th parachute commando regiment (12th RPC). Training The FSTC offers training courses in order to obtain the following certificates : * The Professional Military Certificate 1st Degree (CMP1) for corporal students * The Certificate of Application (CA) for djounouds (soldiers) * The duration of training for CMP 1 is 6 months an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algerian Land Forces
The Algerian Land Forces ( ar, القوات البرية الجزائرية, , Algerian Land Forces) are the land forces of the Algerian People's National Army. The forces' equipment is supplied by Russia and various other countries. The forces include two armoured and two mechanised divisions, one of which is the 8th Armoured Division based at Ras El Ma, 90 kilometres from Sidi Bel Abbes, in the 2nd Military Region. The division was formed from the 8th Armoured Brigade after 1988 (the 8th Armoured Brigade seems to have been formed in 1976). The other armoured division was named by IISS 2017 as the 1st. Another is the 40th Mechanised Infantry Division apparently based in the 3rd Military Region. The mission of the 40th Division is usually the protection of the Algerian-Moroccan frontier. The IISS Military Balance 2013 named the other mechanised division as the 12th. There may be a single independent armoured brigade, the 41st Armoured Brigade in the In Amenas area, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biskra
Biskra ( ar, بسكرة ; ; Latin Vescera) is the capital city of Biskra Province, Algeria. In 2007, its population was recorded as 307,987. Biskra is located in northeastern Algeria, about 248 miles (400 km) from Algiers, 71 miles (115 km) southwest of Batna and 137 miles (222 km) north of Touggourt. It is nicknamed "The Queen of the Zibans", "The Door of the Desert" or "The Saharan Nice" because of its location at the beginning of the Sahara Desert. Due to its geographical location, its climate and natural resources, particularly farming, Biskra has always been a hub and a crossroad between the cities in the north and south. It has seen the passage of several civilizations, from the Romans and the Arabs to the French. In 1844, Biskra became a French garrison, which saw fighting during rebellions in 1849 and 1871. Currently the city of Biskra has 28 neighborhoods, including the three principal neighborhoods of, Korra, City 60 Logements, and Equipment Zones. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Troops Superior School
The Special Troops Superior School (ESTS) ( ar, المدرسة العليا للقوات الخاصة) is the school for airborne and specialized troops of the Algerian army based in Biskra. History The Special Troops Superior School is a military school belonging to the Algerian Land Forces. It was created from the Commandos Training Centre (CIC) created in 1963 in Skikda. After that, in 1971, this centre was transferred to Biskra at the gateway to the desert to become the Airborne Troops Training Centre (CFTA). Only specialised units and parachutists were trained there. In 1975, as part of the development of the National People's Army, the centre became the Airborne Troop School (ATS). In 1991, as part of the restructuring of the National People's Army, the school was renamed the School for the Application of Special Troops (EATS). Since 2017, the school has been known as the Higher School for Special Troops (ESTS). Since 1991, the ESTS has trained all parachutists and spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algerian Air Force
The Algerian Air Force (AAF) ( ar, القُوَّاتُ الجَوِّيَّةُ الجَزَائِرِيَّةُ, links=, lit=, translit=al-Quwwāt al-Ǧawwiyyah al-Ǧazāʾiriyyah, french: Forces aériennes algériennes, links=, lit=, translit=, label=) is the aerial arm of the Algerian People's National Army. History The Algerian Air Force was created to support the fight of the People's National Army against the French occupying forces. It came as part of the decisions of the Soummam congress held on August 20, 1956, which recommended a long-term plan to form a modern army. Before 1962 In 1957, six Algerians were sent for training to the Syrian Arab Air Force flight school at Nayrab near Aleppo. During this period, training also took place with the Egyptian and Iraqi air forces, as well as in the USSR and in China. During this period, the French army started the Challe and Morice lines used to isolate the ALN fighters inside the country and to stop supplies coming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parachute Commando Regiments
The Parachute Commandos Regiments (RPC) are parachute regiments of the 17th Parachute Division of Biskra of the land forces of the Algerian People's National Army. These regiments are so-called "special troops" regiments by virtue of their missions and status. History Previously the parachutists of the Algerian Army were not in the form of regiments but of groups, the first parachutist regiments therefore made their appearance in the 1980s, the first regiments were the 4th, 12th and 18th RPC. The 1st RPC and the 5th RPC were created in 1995. These regiments were then integrated into the Centre de Conduite et de Coordination des Actions de Lutte Anti-Subversive (CLAS) also in 1995. The 6th RPC is the last regiment to have been created as it was created in 2009. The parachute commandos thus belong to the 17th Parachute Division, which is a predominantly infantry division but with more sensitive missions than the infantry regiments. The 17th Parachute Division was created in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algerian People's National Army
french: Armée nationale populaire , image = ANP.png , alt = , caption = People's National Army emblem , image2 = , alt2 = , caption2 = , motto = , founded = 1954 (as National Liberation Army) , current_form = 1962 , disbanded = , branches = Algerian Land Forces Algerian National Navy Algerian Air Force Territorial Air Defence Forces Republican Guard , headquarters = Algiers , flying_hours = , website = , commander-in-chief = Abdelmadjid Tebboune , commander-in-chief_title = President , minister = Abdelmadjid Tebboune , minister_title = Minister of National Defence , chief_of_staff = , chief_of_staff_title = , commander = Army general Saïd Chengriha , commander_title = Chief of Staff , age = , conscription = 19–30 years of age12-month term , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
