Battle of Fada
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The Battle of Fada was a key 1987 clash in northern Chad where Chadian forces, using highly mobile Toyota pickup trucks, decisively defeated Libyan armored units during the Toyota War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Fada offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Chad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Chadian offensive of early 1987 ⓘ |
| casualtiesChadianKilled | approximately 18 ⓘ |
| casualtiesLibyanAPCsDestroyed | about 30 ⓘ |
| casualtiesLibyanCaptured | approximately 1000 ⓘ |
| casualtiesLibyanKilled | approximately 784 ⓘ |
| casualtiesLibyanTanksDestroyed | more than 90 ⓘ |
| combatantType |
Chadian Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Libyan Arab Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Hassan Djamous
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hissène Habré NERFINISHED ⓘ Khalifa Haftar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Toyota War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Chad ⓘ |
| date | 1987-01-02 ⓘ |
| environment | mountainous desert terrain of Tibesti ⓘ |
| equipmentCapturedFromLibya |
armored personnel carriers
ⓘ
artillery pieces ⓘ dozens of tanks ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Ouadi Doum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Cold War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involved | desert warfare ⓘ |
| involves |
Chadian National Armed Forces (FANT)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Libyan expeditionary forces in Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Fada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibesti Region NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Chad ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
demonstrated effectiveness of mobile desert warfare tactics
ⓘ
use of light, fast vehicles against heavy armor ⓘ |
| opponentEquipment |
Libyan armored units
ⓘ
armored personnel carriers ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
| partOf | Chadian–Libyan conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier clashes in the Toyota War ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | expel Libyan forces from northern Chad ⓘ |
| result | Chadian victory ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
decisive defeat of Libyan armored forces
ⓘ
turning point in Toyota War ⓘ |
| supportedBy | French military assistance to Chad ⓘ |
| tacticUsed | highly mobile pickup truck assaults ⓘ |
| theater | Sahara Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vehicleUsed | Toyota pickup trucks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1987 ⓘ |
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