Toyota War
Videos
The Toyota War, also known as the Great Toyota War, was the last phase of the Chadian–Libyan War which took place in 1987 in Northern Chad and on the Chad–Libya border. It takes its name from the Toyo
Chadian soldiers on a Toyota Land Cruiser utility vehicle in 2008. Vehicles such as these gave the 1986–1987 conflict its name.
A Libyan Mil Mi-24 captured by Chadian forces at Ouadi Doum
Muammar al Gaddafi at the AU summit
Royaume de Tripoli 1707
Technical (vehicle)
Videos
A technical, known as a non-standard tactical vehicle in United States military parlance, is a light improvised fighting vehicle which has been modified to mount small arms and light weapons and heavy
Toyota War
…primarily the Toyota Hilux and the Toyota Land Cruiser, which were used to provide mobility for Chadian troops as they fought against the Libyans, and as technicals. The 1987 war resulted in a heavy defeat for Libya, which, according to American sources, lost one tenth of its army, with 7,500 men killed and US$1.5…
A Niger Armed Forces Toyota Land Cruiser technical armed with a mounted Type 77 heavy machine gun in N'Gourti, Niger, 2019
"L" Detachment SAS in armed jeeps during the North African campaign of World War II
SAS Land Rover series IIa 'Pink Panther'