Uganda-Tanzania War
During the 1978 Uganda-Tanzania War, Muammar Gaddafi sent 3,000 troops to aid Idi Amin's government. However the Libyans soon found themselves on the front line, while behind them Ugandan Army units were using supply trucks to retreat. Tanzanian and UNLA forces met little resistance and invaded Uganda.
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