The 32nd (Khamis) Reinforced Brigade, headed by Khamis Qadhafi, the son of Muammar Qadhafi, was trained for repelling external threats.64 Unlike other brigades, this brigade was equipped as a small army, and included ground forces, Special Forces, artillery units, Grad missiles units, airborne units, in addition to the intelligence units. The Commission was informed that the soldiers of this Brigade had special privileges not available to other military units, such as access to cars and their own recreation facilities, and received three times the salary of a soldier in the regular army.65 The 32nd (Khamis) Brigade had advanced, modern weapons not available to other brigades, and was able to procure weapons directly from suppliers without going through the military procurement office.66
