Topic summary

Battle of Fada

Battle of Fada
BelligerentsLibya
CDRChadCommanders and leaders UnknownHassan DjamousStrength 1,200 Libyan soldiers
300–400 CDR militia 3,000 soldiersCasualties 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.