Libya - Egypt war

Libya - Egypt war is a 3-day border war that began on July 21, 1977, the Libyan army attacked Egyptian border posts with artillery and mortars. These two countries are actually allies as the Arab states seek to remove Israel from the Middle East. During the Arab-Israeli wars, they supported each other with weapons and logistical support. But this closeness ended when President Sadat of Egypt sought peace with Israel. This did not go well for Libya's new leader, Muammar Gaddafi, who seized power through a coup in 1969. The peace treaty sought by the Egyptian president was seen as a betrayal of the opposition. Muammar Gaddafi ordered more than 200,000 Egyptian citizens to leave Libya. He also held March in Cairo, heading to the Egyptian border. When the Libyans reached the border, the march was stopped by the Egyptian border guards. This is where things escalate.

The main development of the Libya - Egypt war, the Libyans launched an artillery attack on Sallum, an Egyptian border town. The Libyan army and air force crossed the border to launch attacks against the Egyptians. The Egyptian army and air force launched a counterattack that pushed them back to Libya. Libyan military bases and training camps near the border were destroyed and the Libyan army had to withdraw. A ceasefire was announced on 24 July 1977, when the conflicts ended. The President of Egypt does not want to invade Libya and create an all-out war. This 3-day war is worthy of being the shortest war in history, but it left 400 Libyans dead and wounded while 100 Egyptians died and were wounded. Libya - Egypt war deserves to be one of the shortest wars in history that had a devastating human cost.

• Date: 21 - 24 July 1977
• Location: Egyptian - Libyan border
• Result: Ceasefire