Royal Bahraini Army

Royal Bahraini Army
الجيش البحريني
Flag of the Royal Bahraini Army
Founded1969
Country Bahrain
Allegiance King of Bahrain
BranchArmy
RoleGround warfare
Size20,000 active; 110,000 reserve[1]
Part of Bahrain Defence Force
Garrison/HQManama
EngagementsBahraini uprising of 2011
Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
Gulf War
Commanders
Current
commander
Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa
Notable
commanders
Ahmed ibn Muhammad ibn Khalifa
Munzir ibn Sawa Al-Tamimi

Royal Bahraini Army is the ground force component of the Bahrain Defence Force. The army's current strength is 20,000 personnel and headed by Lieutenant General Khalifa bin Abdullah Al-Khalifa.[2]

  1. ^ "2023 Bahrain Military Strength".
  2. ^ "2023 Bahrain Military Strength". Retrieved 17 September 2023.