The unit's uniform is derived from the French colonial Spahi. In Damascus, he became a sergeant, leading troops with spahi armored cars. In 1939, he enlisted in the Army and was assigned to a Spahi regiment. The regiment also maintains the traditions of the entire Spahi corps as it previously existed. The North African spahi regiments wore red jackets until disbanded in 1962. Spahi detachments were in control of Ghat and Ghadames until the first weeks of 1943. The Spahi refused to surrender their entrenched position and almost all of them were killed.