Revolutionary Guard Corps

This article is about the organization in Libya. For the Iranian organization, see Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Revolutionary Guard Corps
Liwa Haris al-Jamahiriya
Active1980s–2011
Allegiance Libya
BranchParamilitary
Size3,000
Motto(s)Allah Muammar Libya wa bas
ColorsGreen
EquipmentT-55 T-62 SA-8 ZSU-23-4 FN P90 AK-103 FN FAL FN F2000
EngagementsToyota War
First Libyan Civil War
Insignia
Identification mark

The Libyan Revolutionary Guard Corps (Liwa Haris al-Jamahiriya), also known as the Jamahiriyyah Guard, was a paramilitary elite unit that played the role of key protection force of the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, until his death in October 2011.[1] Composed of 3,000 men hand-picked from Gaddafi's tribal group in the Sirte region, the Guard was well armed, being provided with T-54 and T-62 tanks, APCs, MRLs, SA-8 SAMs and ZSU-23-4 anti-aircraft guns taken from the army inventory.[2][3] As of 2005, its commander was Hasan al-Kabir al-Gaddafi, a cousin of the former Libyan leader.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Gaddafi killed in hometown, Libya eyes future". Reuters. 2011-10-20.
  2. ^ Pollack, Kenneth M. (2002). Arabs at War: Military Effectiveness, 1948–1991. University of Nebraska Press. p. 386. ISBN 0-8032-3733-2.
  3. ^ Cordesman, Anthony (2004). The Military Balance in the Middle East. Greenwood. p. 108. ISBN 0-275-98399-4.
  4. ^ Eljahmi, Mohamed (January 2006). "Libya and the U.S.: Qadhafi Unrepentant". Middle East Quarterly.
  5. ^ Eljahmi, Mohamed (Winter 2006). "Libya and the U.S.: Qadhafi Unrepentant". Middle East Quarterly. 13 (1). Middle East Forum.
  6. ^ Gershowitz, Suzanne (2005-04-15). "Same Old Kadafi". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 2009-04-18.