What the records say
- When
- Apr 1983
- Kind
- War
- Deaths
- 1,000
- Coordinates
- 13.46° N, 14.74° E
- Description
- war over land control of Lake Chad islands
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Chadian–Nigerian War
War over land control of Lake Chad islands
The Chadian–Nigerian War was a brief war that was fought over the control of islands on Lake Chad. The war started when a force led by Chadian Army chief-of-staff Idriss Déby invaded parts of Nigeria's Borno State, and ended with a Nigerian force led by Muhammadu Buhari expelling the Chadians and briefly invading Chadian territory.
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