| Arabo Battalion | |
|---|---|
| Armenian: Արաբո կամավորական ջոկատ | |
| Active | 4 October 1989-1994 |
| Country |  Armenian SSR Armenia |
| Branch | Armenian Ground Forces |
| Type | infantry detachment |
| Size | 200 |
| Garrison/HQ | Republic of Artsakh |
| Nickname(s) | "The Eagle" (Armenian: Արծիվ) |
| Engagements | First Karabakh War ∟ Khojaly massacre ∟ Operation Goranboy ∟ Capture of Garadaghly |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Simon Achikgyozyan Manvel Yeghiazaryan Monte Melkonian |
The Arabo Volunteer Detachment (Armenian: «Արաբո» կամավորական ջոկատ) or Arabo Battalion was a paramilitary Armenian volunteer unit during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, composed of Armenians mainly from Armenia and Karabakh, as well as Armenians from abroad. It was an ARF-affiliated unit.[1]
- ^ Stepanyan, Shushan (July 2011). Սիմոն Աչիկգյոզյան. «Ինչ լինում է, թող ինձ լինի». Hay Zinvor, the official newspaper of the Armed Forces of Armenia (in Armenian). Retrieved 18 June 2013.