Leclerc’s campaign extended from Chad into Libya’s Fezzan region, where he pioneered the use of mechanised units. At the war’s end, France maintained control of the Fezzan until Libya’s independence ...

Significant new developments are redefining the complex and delicate tribal and military dynamics in Fezzan, Libya’s southwestern region rich in natural resources but lacking essential services.

Al Zoda would have requested “more autonomy in managing regional issues, particularly regarding development and reconstruction projects and the acquisition of contracts in Fezzan, but these requests ...