2009. godine Kopnena vojska se sastojala od 25000 profesionalaca (dobrovoljnih vojnika) te 25000 vojnika na odsluženju vojnog roka (koji je trajao 18 mjeseci). Bili su organizirani u 11 graničnih obrambenih i četiri sigurnosne zone, jednu brigadu za osiguranje, 10 tenkovskih bataljona, 10 mehaniziranih pješadijskih bataljona, 18 pješadijskih bataljona, 6 bataljona komandosa, 22 artiljerijska bataljona, te 7 protiv-avionskih bataljona. 32. brigada Khamis Gadafi, bila je jedna od glavnih odbrambenih oslonaca režima. Tu je bio i Revolucionarni gardijski korpus, koji je bio zaštita pukovnika Gadafija. Specijalne jedinice Libijske vojske su bile obučavane od strane britanskog SAS-a. Libijska vojska prestaje postojati pobjedom pobunjenika u Libijskom građanskom ratu.   

      In 2009, the Libyan Army consisted of 25,000 volunteers with an additional 25,000 conscripts (total 50,000). At that time, the army was organised into 11 Border Defence and 4 Security Zones, one regime security brigade, 10 Tank Battalions, 10 Mechanized Infantry Battalions, 18 Infantry Battalions, 6 Commando Battalions, 22 Artillery Battalions, 4 SSM Brigade and 7 Air Defence Artillery Battalions. Khamis Gaddafi's 32nd Brigade was one of the main regime protection forces. The „Khamis Brigade“ was considered by US diplomats in 2009 as the most capable of defending the regime. In addition, the Revolutionary Guard Corps also served as a brigade-sized protection force for Gaddafi. In 2009, it emerged that a British Special Air Service team were training Libyan special forces. Under Gaddafi, conscription was listed as 18 months. The Libyan Army has ceased to function following the rebel victory in the Libyan civil war.