Battle of Fada

Battle of Fada
Part of Toyota War
Date2 January 1987
Location
Fada, Chad
Result Chadian victory
Belligerents
Libya
CDR		  Chad
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Hassan Djamous
Strength
1,200 Libyan soldiers
300–400 CDR militia		 3,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
784 killed
81 captured
92 tanks destroyed
33 armoured vehicles destroyed
13 tanks captured
18 armoured vehicles captured		 18 killed
3 trucks destroyed

The Battle of Fada took place in northern Chad in 1987, and was a turning point of the Chadian–Libyan conflict.

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