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The military forces of Mauritania are listed by the IISS Military Balance 2007 as comprising 15,870 personnel with an additional 5,000 paramilitaries, in the national gendarmerie. The Navy (Marine Mauritanienne) has 620 personnel and 11 patrol and coastal combatants, with bases at Nouadhibou and Nouakchott. The CIA reports that the navy includes naval infantry. The small Air Force (Force Aérienne Islamique de Mauritanie, FAIM) has 250 personnel, 2 FTB 337 aircraft, 15 transport aircraft of various types, and 4 SF 260E trainers. The 5,000 paramilitaries are divided in the National Gendarmerie (3,000), and the National Guard (2,000) who both report to the Ministry of the Interior. Other paramilitary services reported by the CIA in 2001 include the National Police, Presidential Guard (BASEP).

Saleh Ould Hanenna, a former army major, led the 2003 Mauritanian coup d'état attempt in June 2003. It aimed to overthrow President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya. He commanded a rebel section of the Army during two days of heavy fighting in Nouakchott. With the failure of the coup Hanenna initially escaped capture, and formed a group called the Knights of Change with Mohamed Ould Cheikhna, but they were arrested on 9 October 2004. General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, a career soldier and high ranking officer, was a leading figure in the 2005 Mauritanian coup d'état that deposed President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya. In August 2008, General Ould Abdel Aziz led the 2008 Mauritanian coup d'état that toppled President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi. Following the latter coup, Abdel Aziz became President of the High Council of State as part of what was described as a political transition leading to a new election. He resigned from that post in April 2009 to stand as a candidate in the July 2009 presidential election, which he won. He was sworn in on 5 August 2009.

In March 1985, the Defense Intelligence Agency reported the army was 8,300 strong with no reserves (Military Intelligence Summary – Africa South of the Sahara, DDB 2680 104 85, ICOD 15 October 1984, Mauritania pages 4, 5, declassified by letter dated 29 April 2014). Reported regions at the time were Region I – Nouadbihou, Region II – Zoueirat, Region III – Atar, Region IV – formerly at Tidjikdja, which no longer existed, Region V – Nema, Region VI – Nouakchott, and Region VII – Rosso. The army was organised into the six regions which each supervised several companies, though there was 'one small autonomous infantry battalion stationed in Nouakchott.' The Army is 15,000 strong, according to the IISS, with six military regions, two camel corps battalions, one battalion of T 55 battle tanks, one armoured reconnaissance squadron, eight garrison infantry battalions, seven motorised infantry battalions, one commando/para battalion, 3 artillery battalions, 4 air defence batteries, one engineer company, and one guard battalion. The 6th Military Region may be in the area of the capital, and the 7th Military Region may be at Aleg. The Mauritanian military is currently involved in Operation Enduring Freedom – Trans Sahara. Previous U. S. anti terrorist engagement included training under the Pan Sahel Initiative. Under the PSI, a 10th Special Forces Group training team carried out a one week border monitoring training programme in January 2004. The IISS listed equipment in 2007 as including 35 T 55 main battle tanks, 70 reconnaissance vehicles (20 Panhard AML 60, 40 Panhard AML 90, 10 Alvis Saladin), 25 wheeled APCs (estimate 20 Panhard M3 and 5 Alvis Saracen), 194 artillery pieces (80 towed: 36 HM 2/M 101, 20 D 30, 24 D 74; 114 mortars: 60 60 mm, 30 Brandt 120 mm), 24 MILAN ATGM, 114 recoilless rocket launchers (est. 90 M 40A1 106mm, est 24 M 20 75mm), est 48 RPG 7 Knout, 104 SAMs (est 100 SA 7 Grail, and a reported 4 SA 9 Gaskin), and 82 towed anti aircraft guns (14.5mm, including 12 ZPU 4, ZU 23 2, 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61 K), 12 57 mm AZP S 60, and 12 100mm KS 19s).

Vessel Origin Type In service Notes LIMAM EL HADRAMI China Patrol boat Obtained in 2001 TIMBEDRA China Patrol boat Obtained in 2016 CMS from France (LYNCEA CMS) GORGOL China Patrol boat Obtained in 2016. CMS from France (LYNCEA CMS) Abourbekr Ben Amer France Patrol boat Obtained in 1992 El Nasr France Patrol boat 1 Patra class Z'bar Germany Patrol boat 1 Neustadt class