Front for the National Liberation of Chad
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The Front for the National Liberation of Chad (Frolinat) was a Chadian military organization established in 1966. It was one of two main guerrilla movements that emerged in the mid-1960s, aiming to overthrow the Chadian government, decrease French influence, and foster closer ties with North African Arab states. Frolinat operated primarily from Al-Kufrah in Libya.12
By the late 1970s, the conflict evolved into a struggle between different northern political factions rather than a north-south divide. Libyan forces intervened at different times, and Hissène Habré's Armed Forces of the North (FAN) eventually gained control with French assistance.1
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