Armed Forces of El Salvador

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armed forces military organization

The Armed Forces of El Salvador are the national military of El Salvador, historically central to the country’s internal security and politics, particularly during the late 20th-century civil conflict.

Aliases (9)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed forces → military organization →
abbreviation	FAES →
alliance	Conference of Central American Armed Forces →
areaOfResponsibility	airspace of El Salvador → land territory of El Salvador → maritime territory of El Salvador →
commanderInChief	President of El Salvador →
conflict	Central American conflicts of the 1980s → Football War → Salvadoran Civil War →
cooperation	United Nations peacekeeping operations → United States Armed Forces →
country	El Salvador NERFINISHED →
doctrine	counterinsurgency →
garrisonCountry	El Salvador NERFINISHED →
hasBranch	Military Education Command → Military Health Command → Salvadoran Air Force → Salvadoran Army → Salvadoran Navy →
headquartersLocation	San Salvador →
historicalPeriodOfInfluence	20th century → Salvadoran Civil War era →
historicalRole	key participant in Salvadoran Civil War → major actor in Salvadoran politics →
language	Spanish →
legalBasis	Constitution of El Salvador →
nativeName	Fuerza Armada de El Salvador →
notableIssue	human rights violations during civil war →
partOf	Government of El Salvador →
primaryMission	defense against external threats →
reform	post–civil war military reforms →
role	internal security → national defense → protection of territorial integrity →
secondaryMission	support to public security →
serviceBranchType	air force → army → navy → special forces →
supervisingAuthority	Ministry of National Defense of El Salvador →
symbol	coat of arms of the Armed Forces of El Salvador → flag of the Armed Forces of El Salvador →
typeOfService	professional military →
usesEquipmentFrom	United States → various foreign suppliers →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Atlacatl Battalion ("Salvadoran ground forces") → Treasury Police of El Salvador ("Salvadoran security forces") →	partOf
Treasury Police of El Salvador →	collaboratedWith
Salvadoran Civil War →	hasBelligerent
Armed Forces of El Salvador ("Salvadoran Army") →	hasBranch
Salvadoran Civil War ("Salvadoran National Guard") →	involvedOrganization
Atlacatl Battalion →	militaryBranch
Armed Forces of El Salvador ("Fuerza Armada de El Salvador") →	nativeName
Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front →	opposedDuringWar
Government of El Salvador →	oversees
El Mozote massacre →	perpetrator
1979 Salvadoran coup d'état ("Salvadoran Armed Forces") →	relatedTo
Government of El Salvador ("Salvadoran government forces") →	sideInConflict
Treasury Police of El Salvador ("Salvadoran military high command") →	supervisedBy
Cessna O-2 Skymaster ("Salvadoran Air Force") →	usedBy