Middle East 605
Tunisia sent a formal protest note to Libya and also entered a complaint to the Arab
League.
MID#3632
Dispute Number: 3632
Date(s): December 3, 1980
Participants: 616 Tunisia/620 Libya
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Tunisia declared a state of alert on its eastern frontier due to Libya’s
increased involvement in Chad’s civil war.
MID#2540
Dispute Number: 2540
Date(s): August 18, 1985 to August 22, 1985
Participants: 620 Libya/616 Tunisia
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Libya expelled hundreds of Tunisians under suspicion of espionage and
accused Tunisia of air violations. Tunisian forces went on alert, but this alert quickly
ended when it was found that Libyan threats and border armament rumors were false.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from August 20, 1985.
616 TUNISIA/645 IRAQ
MID#122
Started in June 1961. See the narrative in the 645 Iraq/690 Kuwait dyad dispute
list.
MID#122
Started in June 1961. See the narrative in the 645 Iraq/690 Kuwait dyad dispute
list.
616 TUNISIA/666 ISRAEL
MID#2563
Dispute Number: 2563
Date(s): October 1, 1985
Participants: 666 Israel/616 Tunisia