The 2nd Military Region is a

military region Military districts (also called military regions) are formations of a state's armed forces (often of the Army) which are responsible for a certain area of territory. They are often more responsible for administrative than operational matters ...

of the

Algerian People's National Armed Forces The People's National Army (PNA) () is the military of the Algerian republic. It is the direct successor of the National Liberation Army (ALN), the armed wing of the nationalist National Liberation Front, which fought French colonial rule d ...

. Its headquarters is at

Oran Oran () is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria, after the capital, Algiers, because of its population and commercial, industrial and cultural importance. It is w ...

. Up until the early 1990s, most of the field units of the armed forces were stationed in the 2nd and the 3rd Military Regions. The 8th Armoured Division is based at Ras El Ma, 90 kilometres from Sidi Bel Abbes, in the 2nd Military Region. Previous commanders have included

Chadli Bendjedid Chadli Bendjedid (; ALA-LC: ''ash-Shādhilī bin Jadīd''; 14 April 1929 – 6 October 2012) was an Algerian military officer and politician who served as the third President of Algeria. His presidential term of office ran from 9 February 1979 ...

(1964–78){{cite web, url=http://www.el-mouradia.dz/francais/presidence/portrait/Chadli.htm , title=El Mouradia, Chadli Ben Djedid , publisher=El-mouradia.dz , date= , accessdate=2014-06-20 , url-status=dead , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109221112/http://www.el-mouradia.dz/francais/presidence/portrait/Chadli.htm , archivedate=2013-11-09 and Kamal Abderrahim. While commanding the region, Benjedid supervised the withdrawal of French forces from Mers el Kebir in accordance with the

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Military units and formations of Algeria

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...