The Chadian–Libyan conflict Violence was a series of sporadic clashes Violence in Chad between 1978 and 1987 between Libyan and Chadian forces Military_operation .

Libya had been involved Participation in Chad 's internal affairs prior to 1978 and before Muammar Gaddafi 's rise Change_of_leadership to power in Libya in 1969 , beginning Process_start with the extension Expansion of the Chadian Civil War Hostile_encounter to northern Chad in 1968 .

Libya had been involved Participation in Chad 's internal affairs prior to 1978 and before Muammar Gaddafi 's rise Change_of_leadership to power in Libya in 1969 , beginning Process_start with the extension Expansion of the Chadian Civil War Hostile_encounter to northern Chad in 1968 .

The conflict Violence was marked Recording by a series of four separate Libyan interventions in Chad , taking place Process_start in 1978 , 1979 , 1980–1981 and 1983–1987 .

This pattern was radically changed Change in 1986 , towards the end of the war Hostile_encounter , when most Chadian forces Military_operation united Cause_to_amalgamate in opposing Defending the Libyan occupation Attack of northern Chad with a degree of unity that had never been seen Know before in Chad .

This pattern was radically changed Change in 1986 , towards the end of the war Hostile_encounter , when most Chadian forces Military_operation united Cause_to_amalgamate in opposing Defending the Libyan occupation Attack of northern Chad with a degree of unity that had never been seen Know before in Chad .

What followed Motion was the Toyota War Hostile_encounter , in which the Libyan forces Military_operation were routed and expelled Removing from Chad , putting an end to Process_end the conflict Violence .

Gaddafi initially intended to annex Becoming_a_member the Aouzou Strip , the northernmost part of Chad , which he claimed Statement as part of Libya on the grounds of an unratified treaty of the colonial period .

In 1972 his goals became Becoming , in the evaluation Research of historian Mario Azevedo , the creation Creating of a client state in Libya 's `` underbelly '' , an Islamic republic modelled after his jamahiriya , that would maintain Preserving close ties Connect with Libya , and secure Assistance his control Control over the Aouzou Strip ; expulsion Removing of the French from the region ; and use Using of Chad as a base to expand Expansion his influence in Central Africa .

The tour Traveling lineup included Cause_to_be_included Mark Knopfler ( guitar , vocals ) , Guy Fletcher ( keyboards ) , Richard Bennett ( guitar ) , Glenn Worf ( bass ) , Chad Cromwell ( drums ) , and Jim Cox ( keyboards ) .

Baga and at least 16 other towns are thought to have been destroyed Destroying as over 35,000 people are reported Reporting to have been displaced Bodily_harm , with many feared to have drowned Motion while trying to cross Lake Chad and others trapped on islands in the lake .