The Museum of the Sahrawi people's Liberation Army ( ar, متحف جیش التحریر الشعبي; es, Museo del Ejército de Liberación Popular) is located in the
Sahrawi refugee camps, in the southwest of
Algeria. This museum is dedicated to the struggle for the independence of the
Sahrawi people.
[LEFRIG, Centro de Documentación y Museo de la Resistencia del Pueblo Saharaui y la Solidaridad Internacional](_blank)
It presents weapons, vehicles and uniforms used as well as abundant documentation history.
Currently it is also the seat of the Government of the
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
List of exhibits
Vehicles
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AMX-13 F3
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Eland-20
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Eland-90
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AML-90
The Panhard AML (''Auto Mitrailleuse Légère'', or "Light Machine Gun Car") is an armoured car with reconnaissance capability. Designed on a lightly armoured 4×4 chassis, it weighs an estimated 5.5 tonnes, and is thus suitable for airborne dep ...
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Panhard M3
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SK-105 Kürassier[Wall of Shame](_blank)
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Unimog[Wall of Shame](_blank)
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VAB
Towed artillery
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M101 howitzer
The M101A1 (previously designated M2A1) howitzer is an artillery piece developed and used by the United States. It was the standard U.S. light field howitzer in World War II and saw action in both the European and Pacific theaters and during the ...
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B-11 recoilless rifle
The B-11 recoilless rifle (It is also known as RG107) is a Soviet 107 mm smoothbore recoilless gun. It entered service in 1954, and was typically towed by a 6x6 ZIL-157 truck or a UAZ 4x4 truck.
Designed by KB Mashinostroyeniya (KBM), Kolomn ...
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M40 recoilless rifle
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L118 light gun
Small arms and explosives
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AK-47
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FN FAL
The FAL (a French acronym for (English: "Light Automatic Rifle")), is a battle rifle designed in Belgium by Dieudonné Saive and manufactured by FN Herstal (simply known as FN).
During the Cold War the FAL was adopted by many countries of th ...
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Heckler & Koch G3
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Heckler & Koch MP5
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M72 LAW
The M72 LAW (light anti-tank weapon, also referred to as the light anti-armor weapon or LAW as well as LAWS: light anti-armor weapons system) is a portable one-shot unguided anti-tank weapon. The solid rocket propulsion unit was developed in th ...
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Browning M1919
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TS-50 mine
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VS-50 mine[Wall of Shame](_blank)
See also
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Polisario
References
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Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Museums in Algeria
Military and war museums
Tindouf Province