then reportedly buried in the area by rebel forces. There was no independent evidence to support the claim. The brigade has been guarding Tripoli's airports, as well as the hotels of foreign journalists and diplomats since they took the city. On 5 October, a new batch of recruits successfully graduated and became part of the Tripoli Brigade. The same day, the head of the brigade announced that two mass graves had been uncovered in and around Tripoli containing up 900 bodies of Gaddafi's opponents. On 10 October, members of the Kekka Brigade from Zintan, attempted to surround some of the Tripoli Brigade, after a heated argument over who should police Tripoli and attempted to prevent them from leaving the area. Tripoli Brigade reinforcements arrived and convinced the Kekka brigade to withdraw, preventing any armed clashes breaking out. Fighting broke out on 31 October between the Tripoli Brigade and a brigade from Zintan when the Zintanians attempted to enter a hospital and kill a patient they had shot earlier in the day. Tripoli Brigade guards prevented them from doing so and a firefight broke out which left two dead and seven wounded, Members of the brigade also volunteered to join the side of the anti-Assad rebels in Syria during the Syrian civil war in 2012. Noted members The brigade's Commander-in-Chief is a Libyan-Irish citizen Colonel Mahdi al-Harati. He was described by the Dutch daily newspaper Volkskrant as being a face of the battle of Tripoli and one of the most important commanders in the National Liberation Army. Deputy chief of Tripoli Military Council. He resigned from his post in November 2011. Abu Oweis acts as deputy commander. Issam Shabaan, the son of Gaddafi's first defence minister, Mohammad Shabaan, is the NATO liaison with the Brigade. Col. Abdul Latif, is the commander of Seraai al-Hamra, one of the four brigades. Husam Najjair, Head of Security. Irish born relative of the Brigade's Commander-in-Chief. The brigade's physical trainer is a former soccer player from a club in Munich. References Military of Libya National Liberation Army (Libya) First Libyan Civil War Rebel groups in Libya