African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises explained

Unit Name:	African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises
Dates:	2013 – present
Country:
Allegiance:	African Union
Role:	Infantry
Size:	5 battalions

The African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises (ACIRC) is a temporary multinational African interventionist standby force set up in November 2013. It will be replaced by the African Standby Force when it becomes fully operational.^{[1] [2] [3]}

External links

• New 'super' combat brigade: creation of an African elite?
• Report of the AUC Chairperson on the operationalisation of the Rapid Deployment Capability of the ASF and the ACIRC

Notes and References

1. News: Lyimo . Henry . 7 November 2013 . Dar pledges troops to African 'force' . . 7 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131110031247/http://www.dailynews.co.tz/index.php/local-news/24401-dar-pledges-troops-to-african-force . 10 November 2013 .
2. News: 7 November 2013 . JK, Zuma, others want rapid response force . . 7 November 2013 .
3. Web site: Media Briefing: Consultative Summit for the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises (ACIRC) . 5 November 2013 . . 7 November 2013.