The famous Toyota War with Chad
Gaddafi invaded Chad in what became known as the Toyota War because of the Toyota vehicles that conveyed Chad’s troops during the fight with Libya in 1987. The Libyan leader had gone on the offensive over a border dispute and also because, according to many analysts, Gaddafi’s hatred of Hissène Habré, a man Gaddafi believed was a Western puppet.
In the end, the US and France backed Chad, who prevailed over Libya. The war is said to have cost Libya thousands of soldiers and some $1.5 billion in military armament loss.
