Across Borders and Prison Walls: Keeping Families Connected During the Libya–Chad Conflict

Countries: Libya, Chad Source: International Committee of the Red Cross Long before the crises that followed 2011, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) had already built a long and sometimes difficult history of humanitarian engagement in Libya and across its borders. One important chapter began during the Libya–Chad conflict, which lasted from 1978 to 1987. The conflict was shaped by territorial dispute, military confrontation and shifting regional alliances.