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TIL about the Toyota War, which took place in 1987 in Northern Chad and on the Chad–Libya border. It takes its name from the Toyota pickup trucks, primarily the Hilux and the Land Cruiser, used to provide mobility for the Chadian troops as they fought against the Libyans

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