| 32nd Reinforced Brigade of the Armed People | |
|---|---|
 Brigade SSI | |
| Active | 2003–2011 |
| Country |  Libya |
| Allegiance | Military of Libya |
| Type | Mechanized infantry |
| Role | Heavy Mechanized (Elite Unit) |
| Size | 10,000[1] |
| Nickname(s) | Khamis Brigade |
| Engagements | First Libyan Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Khamis Gaddafi † |
The Khamis Brigade, formally the 32nd Reinforced Brigade of the Armed People,[2] was a regime security brigade of the Libyan Armed Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi,[3] the leader of Libya from 1969 until 2011. The 32nd Brigade was commanded by Gaddafi's youngest son, Khamis Gaddafi and was called "the most well-trained and well-equipped force in the Libyan military" and "the most important military and security elements of the regime" in leaked U.S. memos.[4]
In 2009, according to news reports, Belgian arms manufacturers delivered 11.5 million € worth of small arms and ammunition to the 32nd Brigade. The aim, according to the Walloon government, was to protect humanitarian convoys heading for Darfur in the Sudan.[5]
- ^ "Coalition Watching Qaddafi Son's Elite Unit, U.S. Commander Says". Business Week. 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2011.
- ^ Hamilton, John (23 February 2011). "Libya protests: The tangled web keeping Gaddafi in power". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
aljazeera 2011/02was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ U.S. diplomatic cables leak, 09TRIPOLI924, 19 November 2009
- ^ Amnesty International, 'Arms Transfers to the Middle East and North Africa: Lessons for an Effective Arms Trade Treaty,' ACT 2011, p.41