Colonel Aisha Al-Aqouri: Libya’s Fearless Female Colonel and Eternal Jamahiriya Defender

Colonel Aisha Abdulsalam Milad Al-Aqouri, also spelled Al-Uquri or Al-Aquri and known in Arabic as العقوري or العاقورى, stood as one of the most remarkable women to wear the uniform of the Libyan Armed Forces during the era of Muammar Gaddafi’s Great Jamahiriya. A Colonel (عميد) who rose through the ranks with quiet determination, she […]