{{Infobox War Faction | name = Brigade 93 | war = the 2011–2012 Libyan interfactional fighting | image = 150px | caption = Flag of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | active = January 2012 – Fall of 2012 | leaders = Salem al-Ouaer | clans = Warfalla | ideology = Gaddafi loyalism | headquarters = Bani Walid | area = Libya | size = | predecessor = Armed Forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | successor = | allies = {{flagicon|Libya|1977}} Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | opponents = {{flagdeco|Libya}} Anti-Gaddafi forces | battles = Post-civil war violence in Libya *Bani Walid uprising *Siege of Bani Walid (2012) }}
'''Brigade 93''' was one of many militias that formed in the wake of the Libyan Civil War. It was based in Bani Walid, a former stronghold of the Gaddafi regime.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/24/libya-gaddafi-bani-walid_n_1226960.html |title=Libya: Gaddafi Loyalists Seize Bani Walid |work=Huffington Post |date=24 January 2012 |accessdate=27 January 2012|location=Benghazi|first1=Rami|last1=Al-Shaheibi|first2=Maggie|last2=Michael|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> The militia was mainly composed of those still loyal to Gaddafi.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/qaddafi-loyalists-take-over-bani-walid/ |title=Qaddafi loyalists take over Bani Walid|work=CBS News |date=24 January 2012 |access-date=27 January 2012|agency=Associated Press|location=Benghazi}}</ref>
The brigade was named after the 1993 attempted coup against Gaddafi by members of the Warfalla tribe. Salem al-Ouaer, a member of the Warfalla tribe who sided with Gaddafi during the coup, was believed to head the militia.
In January 2012, the brigade was involved in an insurgency in Bani Walid. On 25 January, their unexpected uprising led to the retreat of NTC forces from Bani Walid.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orLoycZw9AM|title=Gaddafi Loyalists kick the NTC out of Bani Walid}}</ref>
== Weapons and equipment== The brigade was said to possess heavy weapons, including 106 mm anti-tank guns.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fighting erupts in Libya's Bani Walid|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/01/2012123182559826642.html|accessdate=28 January 2012|date=24 January 2012|work=Al Jazeera}}</ref>
When the brigade took over the May 28 Brigade base, they took heavy equipment, most notably tanks.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Holmes|first1=Oliver|title=INTERVIEW-Libyan commander says will retake Bani Walid|url=https://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFL5E8CR41Y20120127|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610224159/http://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFL5E8CR41Y20120127|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 June 2015|accessdate=28 January 2012|date=27 January 2012|agency=Reuters|location=Sadada|first2=Taha|last2=Zargoun|work=Reuters Africa}}</ref> In a video filmed after the takeover of the base by AFP, at least 4 tanks and a Grad rocket launcher were seen among the equipment captured by the militia.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGewTTIKw2U |title=Libye: Bani Walid, ville nostalgique de Kadhafi|work=AFP|language=French |date=27 January 2012 |accessdate=25 September 2012}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}
Category:History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi Category:Libyan civil war (2014–2020) Category:Aftermath of the Libyan civil war (2011) Category:Rebel groups in Libya