Libyan Civil War
During the 2011 Libyan civil war, anti-Gaddafi forces were seen operating T-55 tanks and Technicals with improvised armour mounted on them, likely in an attempt to improve survivability against superior Libyan Army hardware such as T-72 tanks.
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