The military modernization program of the People'sLiberationArmy (PLA) which began in the late 1970s had three major focuses. First, under the political
were joined by the DRC's armed forces and elements of the SudanPeople'sLiberationArmy. Called "Operation Lightning Thunder" by the UPDF, it was commanded
Somali National Army in Somalia; the SudanPeople’sLiberationArmy and other government forces and the SudanPeople’sLiberation Movement/Army in Opposition
Bāhinī) are the military forces of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. They consist of the three uniformed military services: the Bangladesh Army, the Bangladesh