Battle of Aouzou

Battle of Aouzou
	Part of the Toyota War
Date	8–28 August 1987; (2 weeks and 6 days)
Location	Aouzou, Chad
Result	Chadian victory (first battle); Libyan victory (second battle)
Belligerents
Chad	Libya
Commanders and leaders
Mahamat Nouri	Gen. Ali ash-Sharif
Strength
unknown (first battle); 400~ (second battle)	3,000 (first battle); 15,000 (second battle)
Casualties and losses
unknown	1,225 killed; 262 wounded; 147 captured; 30+ tanks & APCS destroyed; 111 vehicles captured

The Battle of Aouzou refers to a pair of battles fought between Chad and Libya in and around the town of Aouzou (Chad) in August 1987, as part of the Toyota War, the last phase of the larger Chadian–Libyan conflict. The first battle resulted in a Chadian victory, while the second battle, a Libyan counteroffensive, is deemed to have been won by Libya.

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