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Algeria NATIONAL SECURITY
Armed Forces: In late 1993, consisted of 121,700 total
active forces; included army of 105,000; navy of 6,700, with
10,000-member air force; and coast guard of 630. Reserve force of
150,000 at unknown level of readiness. Internal security forces
include Gendarmerie Nationale of 24,000, Sūreté Nationale force
of 16,000, and 1,200-member Republican Guard Brigade.
Major Tactical Units: Army organized into six
geographically defined military regions. Bulk of army stationed
in populated areas of north and in and near major cities as well
as near borders with Morocco and Western Sahara. Major army units
in 1993: two armored divisions (each with three tank regiments
and one mechanized regiment); two mechanized divisions (each with
three mechanized regiments and one tank regiment); number of
independent brigades and regiments unclear; five motorized
infantry brigades, one airborne division, seven independent
artillery battalions, five air defense battalions, and four
engineer battalions. Air force in 1993 had 193 combat aircraft,
fifty-eight armed helicopters configured in three fighter-ground
attack squadrons, eight fighter squadrons, one reconnaissance
squadron, one maritime reconnaissance squadron, two transport
squadrons, five helicopter squadrons of which three attack
squadrons, two transport squadrons, of which one heavy and one
medium. Separate air defense force with three brigades for air
defense and three regiments with SAM missiles. Navy bases at Mers
el Kebir, Algiers, Annaba, and Jijel. Major naval equipment in
1993 consisted of two submarines, three frigates, three
corvettes, eleven missile craft, eight patrol craft, one
minesweeper, and three amphibious landing ships.
Defense Expenditures: 1992 defense budget DA23.0
billion (US$1.05 billion); 1993 defense budget DA29.8 billion
(US$1.19 billion); military expenditures per capita in 1989
US$94.
Internal Security: Sūreté Nationale, under the Ministry
of Interior, Local Communities, Environment, and Administrative
Reform, performed most urban police duties. Gendarmerie
Nationale, under the Ministry of Interior but considered
paramilitary adjunct of armed forces, responsible for rural
police matters. Military Security responsible for domestic and
foreign intelligence operations.
Data as of December 1993
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