 The unexpected defeat stunned Gaddafi , who then reacted on January 4 by recalling to service all of the army reservists . In an act of defiance towards France , he also ordered the bombing of Arada , well south of the 16th parallel . France retaliated with a new airstrike on Ouadi Doum and destroyed their radar system , effectively blinding the Libyan Air Force in Chad for several months . Gaddafi attempted to contain the FANT threat by rushing several new battalions into Chad ( especially to Faya @-@ Largeau and Ouadi Doum ) , including units of the elite Revolutionary Guard . This brought the amount of Libyan forces in the country to a total of 11 @,@ 000 by March . 
