Editing Armed Forces of Belarus (section)

== Military cooperation ==
{{further interlanguage link|International military cooperation of the Republic of Belarus|be|Міжнароднае ваеннае супрацоўніцтва Рэспублікі Беларусь}}

=== CSTO ===
{{further interlanguage link|CSTO operation in Kazakhstan|ru|Операция ОДКБ в Казахстане}}
The armed forces took part in a joint [[CSTO]] military intervention in [[Kazakhstan]] during the [[2022 Kazakh unrest]].<ref name="troops">{{cite news|last1=Pannier|first1=Bruce|title=Analysis: The Consequences Of Inviting Russian-Led CSTO Troops Into Kazakhstan|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-csto-troop-russia-analysis/31642847.html|agency=RFE/RL|date=6 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107125248/https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-csto-troop-russia-analysis/31642847.html|archive-date=7 January 2022|quote=Russia is reportedly sending 3,000 soldiers to Kazakhstan, Belarus some 500, Tajikistan 200, and Armenia 70, with Kyrgyzstan set to decide on January 7.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Миротворческая рота 103-й воздушно-десантной бригады ССО вылетела в Казахстан|url=https://www.tvr.by/news/obshchestvo/mirotvorcheskaya_rota_103_y_vozdushno_desantnoy_brigady_sso_vyletela_v_kazakhstan/ |agency=Belteleradio|date=6 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108020342/https://www.tvr.by/news/obshchestvo/mirotvorcheskaya_rota_103_y_vozdushno_desantnoy_brigady_sso_vyletela_v_kazakhstan/|archive-date=8 January 2022}}</ref>

=== Military advisors ===
{{further interlanguage link|Military specialists of Belarus|be|Ваенныя спецыялісты Беларусі}}
{{see also|Group of belarusian military specialists in Venezuela}}
The armed forces have sent their military specialists to countries such as Côte d'Ivoire, Venezuela, Libya, Yemen and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, acting both officially and secretly. In Belarus, they have previously trained military personnel from the [[Nigerian Army]]. In 2014 and 2015, the special forces of the Nigerian Army were trained on the territory of Belarus, with the Belarusians training the Nigerians in counterterrorism.<ref name="нигерия">[http://csp.by/news/v-smi/nigeriyskie-soldaty-prokhodyat-spetsialnuyu-podgot/ Нигерийские солдаты проходят специальную подготовку в Беларуси для борьбы с боевиками в дельте Нигера] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716140632/http://csp.by/news/v-smi/nigeriyskie-soldaty-prokhodyat-spetsialnuyu-podgot/|date=July 16, 2018}} - Центр специальной подготовки Республики Беларусь</ref><ref>[https://vk.com/africa_war?w=wall-120370683_4407 Военнослужащие специальных сил Нигерии проходят обучение в Республике Беларусь (Фото)]</ref>

In 2007, an agreement was signed in Caracas with Venezuela, according to which Belarusian military specialists for the [[National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela]] were developing a unified air defense and electronic warfare system.<ref>Небо над Венесуэлой будет охранять белорусская система ПВО</ref> The following year, the first ten servicemen went to the country, with Lieutenant-General Oleg Paferov being appointed as the officer responsible for the activities of the advisers.<ref>[http://www.belmarket.by/poleteli-shapki-voennyh-i-pogranichnikov?page=7243 Полетели шапки военных и пограничников]</ref> A contingent of about 500 military advisers was also present in Libya during the [[First Libyan Civil War]], supporting the government of [[Muammar Gaddafi]].<ref name="комсомолка">[https://www.kp.ru/daily/25664/825870/ На стороне Каддафи воюют белорусские партизаны] — Комсомольская правда, 6 апреля 2011</ref> As of autumn 2013, there were at least two Belarusian advisers in Yemen at the Ministry of Defense. On November 26 of the same year, during an attack on a hotel in [[Sana'a]], a Belarusian was killed and another was wounded.<ref name="йемен">[https://news.tut.by/accidents/376480.html Военные, которые пострадали в Йемене, работали по белорусскому контракту] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120093533/https://news.tut.by/accidents/376480.html |date=2019-01-20 }} // TUT.BY (27 ноября 2013)</ref> In February 2020, a dozen Belarusian military instructors arrived in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire), where they were stationed at the Agban military base, which is occupied by one of the country's national gendarmerie units.<ref>[https://reform.by/instruktory-iz-belarusi-pribyli-v-kot-d-ivuar-dlja-obuchenija-mestnyh-zhandarmov Инструкторы из Беларуси прибыли в Кот-д’Ивуар для обучения местных жандармов]</ref>