Chadian–Libyan conflict

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The Chadian–Libyan conflict was a series of armed confrontations from the 1970s to the late 1980s in which Libya, under Muammar Gaddafi, intervened militarily in Chad over territorial disputes and regional influence, culminating in Libya’s defeat and withdrawal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
war
aftermath 1994 International Court of Justice ruling awarding Aouzou Strip to Chad
normalization of relations between Chad and Libya in the 1990s
cause Libyan regional influence ambitions in Central Africa
territorial dispute over the Aouzou Strip
ChadSupported Forces Armées Nationales Tchadiennes
Forces Armées du Nord
chronologyNote peaked in intensity in the early to mid-1980s
conflictBetween Chad
Libya
endTime late 1980s
hasPart Battle of Faya-Largeau (1980)
Battle of Faya-Largeau (1980)
surface form: Battle of Faya-Largeau (1983)

Battle of Maaten al-Sarra
Battle of Ouadi Doum
First Chadian Civil War
Chadian–Libyan conflict self-linksurface differs
surface form: Libyan occupation of the Aouzou Strip

Second Chadian Civil War
Toyota War
involvedLeader Muammar Gaddafi
LibyaSupported Goukouni Oueddei’s forces
Transitional Government of National Unity (Chad)
location Chad
Libya
mainBelligerent Libya
Chad
surface form: Republic of Chad
notableFeature extensive use of Toyota pickup trucks by Chadian forces
heavy Libyan use of armor and air power
opposingCommander Goukouni Oueddei
Hissène Habré
Muammar Gaddafi
partOf Cold War proxy conflicts
surface form: Cold War conflicts in Africa
region Central Africa
Sahara Desert
result Libyan military defeat
Libyan withdrawal from most of northern Chad
consolidation of Hissène Habré’s regime in Chad
eventual international arbitration over the Aouzou Strip
startTime 1970s
supportedBy France
African Union
surface form: Organisation of African Unity

Sudan
United States of America
surface form: United States

Democratic Republic of the Congo
surface form: Zaire
territorialDispute Aouzou Strip
typeOfWarfare conventional warfare
desert warfare
proxy warfare

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Muammar Gaddafi conflict Chadian–Libyan conflict
Scud missiles usedInConflict Chadian–Libyan conflict
subject surface form: Scud missile
this entity surface form: Libyan–Chadian conflict
Toubou conflictInvolvement Chadian–Libyan conflict
this entity surface form: Chadian civil conflicts
Chadian–Libyan conflict hasPart Chadian–Libyan conflict self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Libyan occupation of the Aouzou Strip
Khalifa Haftar participatedIn Chadian–Libyan conflict
this entity surface form: Libyan–Chadian conflict
Libyan Air Force conflictParticipation Chadian–Libyan conflict
Libyan Army conflict Chadian–Libyan conflict
Toyota War partOf Chadian–Libyan conflict
Battle of Faya-Largeau (1980) conflict Chadian–Libyan conflict
Battle of Faya-Largeau (1980) partOf Chadian–Libyan conflict
Battle of Faya-Largeau (1980) partOf Chadian–Libyan conflict
this entity surface form: Chadian Civil War
Battle of Faya-Largeau (1980) geopoliticalContext Chadian–Libyan conflict
this entity surface form: Chadian–Libyan territorial disputes
Battle of Faya-Largeau (1980) relatedTo Chadian–Libyan conflict
this entity surface form: Chadian–Libyan conflict (1978–1987)
Aouzou Strip centralToConflict Chadian–Libyan conflict
Hissène Habré conflict Chadian–Libyan conflict
Transitional Government of National Unity (Chad) conflict Chadian–Libyan conflict
this entity surface form: Libyan–Chadian conflict
Goukouni Oueddei’s forces conflict Chadian–Libyan conflict
Forces Armées du Nord conflict Chadian–Libyan conflict
Muammar Gaddafi (loyalist side, political and military leader) foughtIn Chadian–Libyan conflict
subject surface form: Muammar Gaddafi
Goukouni Oueddei conflict Chadian–Libyan conflict
Battle of Ouadi Doum conflict Chadian–Libyan conflict
Battle of Ouadi Doum involves Chadian–Libyan conflict
this entity surface form: Libyan military intervention in Chad
Tubu conflictInvolvement Chadian–Libyan conflict
Battle of Maaten al-Sarra conflict Chadian–Libyan conflict
Flogger usedInConflict Chadian–Libyan conflict
Mirage F1 combatUse Chadian–Libyan conflict
Dassault Mirage F1 usedInConflict Chadian–Libyan conflict