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
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

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