 After a succession of counterattacks , toward the end of August the Libyans finally drove the 400 Chadian soldiers out of the town . This victory – the first by Libyan ground forces since the start of the Toyota War – was apparently achieved through close @-@ range air strikes , which were followed by ground troops advancing cross @-@ country in jeeps , Toyota all @-@ terrain trucks , and light armored vehicles . For the Libyans , who had previously relied on ponderous tracked armour , the assault represented a conversion to the desert warfare tactics developed by FANT . To highlight the victory , Gaddafi flew foreign journalists to the region , so the news of his victory could reach the headlines . 
