Azerbaijani Land Forces
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The Azerbaijani Land Forces (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri Quru Qoşunları) are the land force component of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.[2][3] Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan has been trying to create professional, well trained, and mobile armed forces. Based on 2013 statistics, the country has about 85,000 ground force troops, with additional paramilitary forces of 15,000. In addition, there are 300,000 former service personnel who have had military service in the last fifteen years.[1]
Azerbaijan Land Forces | |
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Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri Quru Qoşunları | |
Active | c. 1992 - present |
Country | Azerbaijan |
Branch | Land Forces |
Size | IISS 2013: 85,000[1] |
Part of | Azerbaijan Armed Forces |
Headquarters | Baku |
March | "Forward" (Marş "İrəli") |
Engagements | |
Commanders | |
President and Commander-in-Chief | Ilham Aliyev |
Minister of Defence | Zakir Hasanov |
Commander of the Azerbaijani Land Forces | Lieutenant General Hikmat Mirzayev |
Insignia | |
Badge of the Azerbaijani Land Forces |
Reportedly, in wartime, the Army proper could call upon the support of the National Guard, the Internal Troops of Azerbaijan, and the State Border Service. The exact wartime command structure remains unclear.