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'''MACZ''' ('''M'''ilitary '''A'''ssistance '''C'''ommand - '''Z'''aire) is the name of the [[Parthia]]n [[:Category:Military of Parthia|military forces]] stationed in [[Zaire]]. It was originally deployed to the country during the [[Great Central African War]] to rescue the regime of Parthia's most faithful ally in the [[Third World]], the [[Zaire|Republic of Zaire]]. Commanded by [[:Category:Parthian field marshals|Field Marshal]] [[Ardeshir Nassiri]], MACZ is composed of 1 airborne division (18,000-strong) and 5 battalions of armor (each 400 strong). It fought with great valor and distinction during the war, managing to easily defeat both the [[Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire|rebels]] and their foreign backers (Angola, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi). Although the country is now at peace, MACZ still remains in Zaire, to convey a powerful message to any would-be usurpers in Africa or elsewhere: "Mess with Zaire, and face the wrath of Parthia."
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'''MACZ''' ('''M'''ilitary '''A'''ssistance '''C'''ommand - '''Z'''aire) is the name of the [[Parthia]]n [[:Category:Military of Parthia|military forces]] stationed in [[Zaire]]. It was originally deployed to the country during the [[Great Central African War]] to rescue the regime of Parthia's most faithful ally in the [[Third World]], the [[Zaire|Republic of Zaire]]. Commanded by [[:Category:Parthian field marshals|Field Marshal]] [[Ardeshir Nassiri]], MACZ is composed of 1 airborne division (18,000-strong) and 5 battalions of armor (each 400 strong). It fought with great valor and distinction during the war, managing to easily defeat both the [[Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire|rebels]] and their foreign backers (Angola, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi). In the aftermath of the war, MACZ pacified the countryside, routing any remaining rebels, while repairing infrastructure, treating wounded civilians, and retraining the military of Zaire from scratch. By 2000, with their mission complete, MACZ returned home.
  
 
[[Category:Factions in the Great Central African War]]
 
[[Category:Factions in the Great Central African War]]
 
[[Category:Parthian-Zairian alliance]]
 
[[Category:Parthian-Zairian alliance]]
 
[[Category:Military of Parthia]]
 
[[Category:Military of Parthia]]

Latest revision as of 02:53, 2 March 2007

MACZ (Military Assistance Command - Zaire) is the name of the Parthian military forces stationed in Zaire. It was originally deployed to the country during the Great Central African War to rescue the regime of Parthia's most faithful ally in the Third World, the Republic of Zaire. Commanded by Field Marshal Ardeshir Nassiri, MACZ is composed of 1 airborne division (18,000-strong) and 5 battalions of armor (each 400 strong). It fought with great valor and distinction during the war, managing to easily defeat both the rebels and their foreign backers (Angola, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi). In the aftermath of the war, MACZ pacified the countryside, routing any remaining rebels, while repairing infrastructure, treating wounded civilians, and retraining the military of Zaire from scratch. By 2000, with their mission complete, MACZ returned home.