 There may be a single independent armoured brigade, the 41st Armoured Brigade in the In Amenas area, and the IISS said in 2020 that the 38th Motorised Brigade was located at Tindouf.There have also been French reports of an airborne division formed in the early 1990s.This formation, the 17th Parachute Division, with five airborne regiments, seemingly similar to the French reporting, was listed in the IISS "Military Balance" for 2001-02 and 2006, but not listed in the 2007 edition.