# Brigade 93

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{{Infobox War Faction
| name             = Brigade 93
| war              = the [2011–2012 Libyan interfactional fighting](/source/2011%E2%80%932012_Libyan_interfactional_fighting)
| image            = 150px
| caption          = Flag of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
| active           = January 2012 – Fall of 2012
| leaders          = [Salem al-Ouaer](/source/Salem_al-Ouaer)
| clans            = [Warfalla](/source/Warfalla)
| ideology         = [Gaddafi loyalism](/source/Gaddafi_loyalism)
| headquarters     = [Bani Walid](/source/Bani_Walid)
| area             = [Libya](/source/Libya)
| size             = 
| predecessor      = [Armed Forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya](/source/Armed_Forces_of_the_Libyan_Arab_Jamahiriya)
| successor        = 
| allies           = {{flagicon|Libya|1977}} [Libyan Arab Jamahiriya](/source/Libyan_Arab_Jamahiriya)
| opponents        = {{flagdeco|Libya}} Anti-Gaddafi forces
| battles          = [Post-civil war violence in Libya](/source/Post-civil_war_violence_in_Libya)
*[Bani Walid uprising](/source/2012_Bani_Walid_uprising)
*[Siege of Bani Walid (2012)](/source/Siege_of_Bani_Walid_(2012))
}}

'''Brigade 93''' was one of many [militias](/source/militias) that formed in the wake of the [Libyan Civil War](/source/2011_Libyan_Civil_War). It was based in [Bani Walid](/source/Bani_Walid), a former stronghold of the [Gaddafi regime](/source/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](/source/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](/source/1993_Libyan_coup_attempt) against Gaddafi by members of the [Warfalla](/source/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](/source/2012_Bani_Walid_insurgency). 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

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