LIBYA-CHAD CONFLICT

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• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 20, 2012
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 15, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. SIGNIFICANCE: IN CHAD
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OVERNMENT FORCES ARE PROBABLY
RESUPPLYING ABECHE. I
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OUTHERN LIBYA
LOGISTICAL ACTIVITY
CONTINUES AT SEBBA AND
ARTILLERY MAY BE DEPLO
HEAVY-LIFT ACTIVITY, W
CONFLICT, IS SEEN IN T
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FRA, AND ADDITIONAL LONG RANGE
G TO CHAD. IN NORTHERN LIBYA,
H COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CURRENT
TAJURA AREA (GRAPHIC 1 OF 6). (SWN)
2. REMARKS: AT SEBBA AIR
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HAVE LVVTX~ 141 IN..; ED AT THE CORNER CF 25X1
THE SECURED PARKING APRON ONE 130MM FIELD GUN
M-46 WITH PRIME MOVER IS BEHIND A CANDID WITH REAR DOORS OPEN
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INCLUDE ONE BLINDER, THREE FOXBAT, 10 SF.260, TWO TWIN OTTER,
ONE HIP, ONE 707, AND ONE FALCON 50. AIRCRAFT THAT HAVE.
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CAMCUFLACE-PAINTED CURL, AND ONE F'.27. AIR ORDER-OF-BATTLE
CONSISTS OF THREE BLINDER, 18 FOXBAT, NINE SF.260, ONE CANDID,
ONE C-130, TWO C. 222T, FOUR CAMOUFLAGE-PAINTED CURL, THREE
F.27, ONE TWIN OTTER, AND ONE CH-47. (SWN)
AT MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHER (MRL) BATTALION (EN) WHICH ARRIVED
DEPARTED. ECUIPMENT INCLUDES 12 BM-21 MRL AND APPROXIMATELY 2C
SUPPORT VEHICLES. THE DEPARTURE OF THE MPL BN MAY BE RELATED
TO ROUTINE TRAINING OR ASSOCIATED WITH ONGOING LIBYAN
OPERATIONS IN CHAD. (SWN)
PROBABLE RESUPPLY OF CDVERNMENT FORCES IS IN PROGRESS AT ABECHE
AIRFIELD ONE PROBABLE CHADIAN C-47 AND ONE 25X1
PROBABLE CHADIAN DC-4 TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT HAVE ARRIVED SINCE
(CRAPHIC 3 OF 6). SEVERAL STACKS CF UNIDENTIFIED 25X1
CARGO/MATERIEL ARE NEAR THE AIRCRAFT. NC GROUND FORCE ACTIVITY
IS DISCERNIBLE THROUGH HEAVY HAZE; HOWEVER, SEVERAL HUNDRED
CIVILIANS ARE IN-A MARKET PLACE (NOT ON GRAPHIC). (SWN)
A HIGH LEVEL CF LOGISTICS ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED AT XUER
MILITARY STORAGE AREA 25X1
TWELVE CARGO TRUCKS, EAL~fl TH A DOUBLE-AXLE TRAILER, ARE IN
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COLUMNS AND APPROACHING THE FACILITY. SIX OTHER CARGO TRUCKS
WITS SIMILAR rt'RAILFFS ARE ASSEMBLED NEAR THE ENTRANCE
(GRAPHIC 4 OF 6). ONE HEAVY-LIFT TRANSPORTER WITH AN
UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLE, EIGHT CARGO TRUCKS WITH TRAILERS, AND
FIVE OTHER TRUCKS ARE IPT THE WAREHOUSE STORAGE AREA OF THE
FACILITY (NOT ON GRAPHIC) . (SWN)
LOGISTICS SUPPORT FCRC NEAR THE CENTER OF THE BARRACKS ON 25X1
EQUIPMENT INCLUDES AT LEAST 16 VEHICLES. SIX BTP-60-ARMORED
PERSONNEL CARRIERS REMAIN AT THE GARRISON. THE PROBABLE
LOGISTICS/SUPPORT FCRCE 2.5 NM WEST OF THE BARRACKS Al'
ARTILLERY BATTERY HAS MOVED INTO THE AREA (GRAPHIC 5 OF 6).
EQUIPMENT INCLUDES AT LEAST FOUR 130MM FIELD GUN M-46 LOADED ON
HEAVY-LIFT TRANSPORTERS, TWO OTHER HEAVY-LIFT TRANSPORTERS,
FIVE PROBABLE ARTILLERY PRIME MCVERS, AND FIVE OTHER VEHICLES.
LOGISTICS ACTIVITY ALSO CONTINUES AT KUFRA MILITARY STORAGE
AREA. WHERE 711 rAPr..n TA1T('T1C A1i1 1.11 i,-". _ 25X1
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TRANSPORTER ARE FORMING COLUMNS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE
FACILITY. (SWN)
AT TAJUPA BARRACKS AND VEHICLE STORAGE AREA,
HEAVY-LIFT TRANSPORT ACTIVITY CONTINUES 25X1
(GRAPHIC 6 OF 6). SEVERAL COLUMNS L/ITh A TOTAL OF 27 EMPTY
HEAVY-LIFT TRANSPORTERS ARE IN THE INSTALLATION. COLUMN OF,
HEAVY-LIFT TRANSPORTERS WERE FORMED AS EARLY UMN AT 25X1
LEAST ONE TANK BATTALION AND ONE MECHANIZED INFANTRY BATTALION
REMAIN PARKED OUTSIDE VEHICLE STORAGE BUILDINGS. ONE TANK
COMPANY (12 TANKS) HAS PROBABLY DEPARTED ON TRANSPORTERS SINCE
25X1
3. BE N/A, COORDINATES N/A
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