Auxiliary Forces

The Moroccan Auxiliary Forces (Arabic: القوات المساعدة‎ al-quwwāt al-musāʿida, Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵉⴷⵡⴰⵙⴻⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵡⵡⴰⵙⴻⵏ idwasen imawwasen) is a paramilitary force following the command of the Ministry of the Interior, and supplements the military, Gendarmerie and police when needed. It also participated in military conflicts like the Western Sahara war. They are known colloquially as the mroud (a Berber word for a type of Grasshopper), mkhaznia (from Makhzen) or as imkhazniyn in Berber.

Auxiliary Forces

The Moroccan Auxiliary Forces (Arabic: القوات المساعدة‎ al-quwwāt al-musāʿida, Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵉⴷⵡⴰⵙⴻⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵡⵡⴰⵙⴻⵏ idwasen imawwasen) is a paramilitary force following the command of the Ministry of the Interior, and supplements the military, Gendarmerie and police when needed. It also participated in military conflicts like the Western Sahara war. They are known colloquially as the mroud (a Berber word for a type of Grasshopper), mkhaznia (from Makhzen) or as imkhazniyn in Berber.