B'ir Kora | |||||||
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Part of Toyota War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Libya | Chad | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown | Hassan Djamous | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,500 | unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
800 killed 86 tanks destroyed 13 tanks captured |
few several trucks destroyed |
The Battle of B'ir Kora was a military engagement during the Toyota War. Fought between the Libyan army and the Chadian FANT on the morning of 19 March 1987, the battle saw the Chadians encircle and destroy several Libyan units.[1]