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the United States and its President Reagan. In early November there was a hijacking
of an Egyptian airliner that Egypt blamed on Libya. On November 29, Libya charged
that Egypt had built up forces along the border and was allegedly planning an attack
on Libya. Egypt responded that it had been building up forces along the border in
order to secure the situation that had arisen since the hijacking. The United States
increased their surveillance of the border region, and, on November 26, put its forces
on alert for possible fighting between Libyan and Egyptian forces. Egypt conducted
three days of military maneuvers from beginning on December 1, and two days later
President Mubarak ruled out war with Libya.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from August 28, 1985. End Date changed from
December 2, 1985.
620 LIBYA/666 ISRAEL
MID#1043
Dispute Number: 1043
Date(s): February 21, 1973
Participants: 666 Israel/620 Libya
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Israeli jets shot down a civilian Libyan jetliner after it entered Israeli
airspace and did not respond to Israeli orders to land. Libya denounced the attack as
criminal.
MID#2591
Dispute Number: 2591
Date(s): February 4, 1986
Participants: 666 Israel/620 Libya
Outcome (and Settlement): Released (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: An Israeli jet stopped a Libyan plane over the Mediterranean and forced
it to land in Israel after suspecting a Palestinian terrorist leader was on board. They
found no one and allowed the Libyan plane to continue its flight.
625 SUDAN/645 IRAQ
MID#122
Started in June 1961. See the narrative in the 645 Iraq/690 Kuwait dyad dispute
list.