Many militia groups and pro-Socialist warlords are also allied to the Army, and help to "enforce" Aziz' rule over the wide expanses of Central Takistan.įollowing the dissolution of Aziz' hardline regime, the Takistani Army was eventually reformed into the New Takistani Army (NTA). Though their hardware is incomparable to modern Western armies, Takistani soldiers are well accustomed to fighting and surviving in the barren hills of Takistan. The Army is mainly composed of conventional ground forces supported by a few air assets, and is funded by the steady flow of income generated by crude oil, natural gas, as well as mineral exports. Regional commanders loyal to the Colonel also serve as political leaders particularly those who participated in the 1992 coup d'etat. Aziz, the self-proclaimed leader controls the country with an iron grip. Led by its ruthless commander Colonel Muhammad R. Foreword to the Oath of Allegiance of the newly formed Takistani Army in 1992įormed out of the Socialists who prevailed in the civil war, the Takistani Army does not merely serve as the armed forces of Takistan it is the very will and right arm of the nation's government itself.
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