Toyota War

December 16, 1986 – September 11, 1987 · Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Prefecture

Result Chadian and French victory

Chadian forces in light Toyota trucks drove Libyan troops out of northern Chad. Libya lost thousands of men and much equipment, and a ceasefire followed.

On the map Overview Contemporaries

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Chad

Other

Libya

Chad

Palestine Liberation Organization

France

Muammar Gaddafi belligerent leader

Khalifa Belqasim Haftar military commander

François Mitterrand belligerent leader

Hissène Habré belligerent leader

Idriss Déby belligerent leader

Strength and losses

Strength: 90,000
Killed: 7,500
Captured: 1,000
Tanks: 300
Aircraft: 60
Aircraft lost: c. 28–32

Chad Killed c. 1,000

Libya Killed c. 7,000

Strength: 1,500

Killed: c. 8,000

Battles 2

Battle of Fada January 2, 1987 · Chadian victory
Battle of Maaten al-Sarra September 5, 1987 · Decisive Chadian victory

Before and after

Followed from: Ouadi Doum airstrike February 16, 1986

Related events 1 degree away • 2 degrees away

1987

Ouadi Doum airstrike

Toyota War