The all-female guard force has been a staple of Gaddafi’s since the 1980s. While Western journalists have referred to them as his “Amazonian Guard”, in Libya they are called “The Revolutionary Nuns” or “The Green Nuns”. The strongman asked them not only for protection but also for oaths of virginity, and that they be dressed in camouflage, nail polish, coiffed hair, and heavy mascara. “He gave us life; I am ready to die for him,” said one academy trainee. “He is a father, a brother and a friend to whom you can confide. You have no idea how humble he is.”
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