While armies have used camouflage since ancient Rome, when soldiers wore wolfskin-covered armor and fur uniforms, more sophisticated forms of camouflage still serve as an important military tool throughout the world today.
Islamic jihad militants wearing leafy branches march in Palestine. Photo: ifeng.com
Soldiers paint face camouflage on each other in Melgar, Columbia on May 12, 2009. Photo: ifeng.com
A soldier in Congo wears a camo headdress on July 17, 2013. Photo: ifeng.com
Soldiers dressed in white uniforms march during a military parade in Teheran, Iran on April 18, 2010. Photo: IC - hexun.com
Soldiers in black uniforms march during a military parade in Teheran, Iran on April 18, 2010. Photo: IC - hexun.com
Nicaraguan soldiers wear foliage camouflage during a military exercise celebrating their army’s 29th anniversary in Leon on August 21, 2008. Photo: ifeng.com
A soldier in Ostrava, Czech Republic wears a headdress on September 20, 2014. Photo: IC - hexun.com
A German soldier wears a straw-covered helmet during a military exercise in Dusseldorf on January 9, 2001. Photo: ifeng.com
Russian soldiers wear snow camouflage during shooting exercises on February 22, 2011. Photo: IC - hexun.com
A German sniper is covered from head to toe with grass in Munster on June 15, 2009. Photo: IC - hexun.com
A young Hamas soldier covers his face with leaves during a demonstration in Gaza on January 27, 2015. Photo: IC - hexun.com
An Indian soldier completely covered in desert camouflage participates in a military exercise on December 5, 2011. Photo: ifeng.com
A man wears an Indian special forces camo suit during an international military defense exhibition in New Delhi on March 30, 2012. Photo: ifeng.com
A South Korean soldier wears a helmet topped with grass during a military exercise in Yeoju on March 16, 2007. Photo: ifeng.com
A Nicaraguan soldier dressed in camouflage hides in a tree on June 13, 2007. Photo: ifeng.com
Female Israeli soldiers with mud-covered faces and branches on their helmets crawl on the ground on March, 23, 2005. Photo: IC - hexun.com
A sniper dressed in camouflage appears during a military parade in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 31. Photo: IC - hexun.com
Female soldiers in Jakarta, Indonesia, dressed in camouflage line up to celebrate the 41st anniversary of their country’s elite units on March 4, 2002. Photo: ifeng.com
A Russian tank is covered with plants in South Ossetia on August 20, 2008. Photo: ifeng.com
A Panamanian officer wears camouflage during a war games exercise in El Salvador on June 16, 2011. Photo: ifeng.com
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