Battlefields of Old - Campaign Series: Middle East 1948 -1985

[Jaghbub, Eastern Libya]:[H2H][HIS][CSL]: Relations between Egypt and Libya became strained after the October War in 1973, with Egypt slowly trying to find peace with Israel. Libya was one of the transitions most vocal critics and started a campaign of harassment along the border during the mid-70's. Almost going to war in 1976 over the numerous border clashes, Egypt reinforced the border area with two mechanized infantry divisions as a show of force. Libya continued to train Egyptian dissidents as terrorists at several camps throughout Libya and regularly dispatched them across the border to disrupt the Egyptian regime. Border skirmishes grew in frequency and intensity finally escalating to the intense skirmishes in July, 1977. On July 21, Libya conducted another battalion sized raid in the vicinity of as-Sallum, this time, the Egyptians were prepared and counterattacked with a large mechanized force. This scenario depicts the initial raid by the Libyan 9th Tank Battalion and the subsequent Egyptian counterattack into Libya. Tank skirmishes broke out over the familiar battlefields of the North African Campaign of World War Two. [ALL][NONE][1.00]