Consisting of about 10,000 soldiers at that time, it swelled with the assimilation of former Chadian Armed Forces (FAT) and codos rebels from the south and, in 1986, with the addition of Transitional Government of National Unity (GUNT) soldiers who had turned against their Libyan allies.
This military force started with roughly 10,000 soldiers, which grew through the inclusion of former Chadian Armed Forces (FAT) and codos rebels from the south, and in 1986 by adding Transitional Government of National Unity (GUNT) soldiers who had switched allegiance to their Libyan allies.