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{{more footnotes|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = Tunisian Army
| native_name = {{lang|ar|جيش البر التونسي}}
| image = شعار أركان جيش البر، تونس.svg
| image_size = 150px
| caption = Seal of the Tunisian Land Army
| start_date = 1831
| country = {{TUN}}
| allegiance =
| branch =
| type =
| role =
| size = 90,000 active personnel and
| command_structure = [[Tunisian Armed Forces]]
| garrison = [[Tunis]]
| garrison_label = HQ
| equipment =
| equipment_label =
| nickname = TAF
| patron =
| motto =
| colors =
| colors_label =
| march =
| mascot =
| battles = [[French conquest of Tunisia]]<br />[[Bizerte crisis|Bizerte Crisis]]<br />[[Yom Kippur War]]<br>[[1980 Gafsa Uprising]]<br />[[Battle of Wazzin]]<br />[[Chaambi Operations]]<br/>[[Battle of Ben Guerdane]]
| anniversaries =
| decorations =
| battle_honours = <!-- Commanders -->
| current_commander = General [[Mohamed El Ghoul]]▼
| current_commander_label = Commander▼
▲|current_commander= General [[Mohamed El Ghoul]]
| ceremonial_chief = ▼
▲|current_commander_label= Commander
| ceremonial_chief_label = ▼
▲|ceremonial_chief=
▲|ceremonial_chief_label=
}}
The '''Tunisian Land Army''' ({{
The Land Army is the largest service branch within the Tunisian Armed Forces and has a dominant presence in the current General Staff. It is estimated to number around 90,000, in addition to 60,000 reservists for a total of 150,000 strong.
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The modern Tunisian army was formed in 1831 by [[Al-Husayn II ibn Mahmud]].
The first battalions of the regular modern Tunisian army were created at the same time as the reform of the Ottoman army and after the French conquest of Algeria in 1830.<ref>{{cite book|first=Gabriele|last=Esposito|page=36|title=Ottoman Armies 1820-1914|ISBN=978-1-4728-5537-4}}</ref>
At the initiative of Minister of Hussein Bey II, Mamluk Shakir Saheb Ettabaâ, a battalion of
Ahmed Bey I built on the initial reforms of the reign of his uncle, Hussein Bey II and initiated more extensive changes in both the Tunisian army and state. The former changes included the raising of Tunisia's first regular cavalry regiment in 1838, the opening of a military academy in 1840 and the creation of four conscript based regiments of infantry by 1842. Four artillery units were organised between 1838 and 1847, to be brigaded with the conscripted infantry.<ref>{{cite book|first=Gabriele|last=Esposito|page=36|title=Ottoman Armies 1820-1914|ISBN=978-1-4728-5537-4}}</ref>
====Early structure====
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== Army command and organisation ==
Following the [[Tunisian Revolution]], the army strength increased up to
However the organisation remains mainly the same compared to the pre-revolution one. Most noticed change is the adding of an Intervention Battalion in each of the three mechanized infantry Brigade. These new battalions mostly focused on anti-terror fighting was seen during 61st army anniversary parade.
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[[File:Tunisian Army OOB.png|thumb|right|700px|Structure of the Tunisian Army 2020]]
* ''' 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade ([[Gabès]], South
** 11th Mechanized infantry battalion
** 12th Mechanized infantry battalion
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** 51st Anti-air Artillery battalion (using [[RBS 70]])▼
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* '''2nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade ([[Béja]], North)'''
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** ''Reconnaissance company''
** ''Anti-tank company''
▲** ''Reconnaissance company (Ejder Yalçin)''
* '''3rd Mechanized Infantry Brigade ([[Kairouan]], Center)'''
** 15th Mechanized infantry battalion
** 16th Mechanized infantry battalion
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** ''Reconnaissance company''
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* '''Saharian Territory Forces Group'''
* '''[[Groupe des Forces Spéciales|Special Forces Group]]'''
* '''Police Military Group'''
* '''Engineer Group'''
* '''Signal Group'''
* '''
== Ranks ==
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