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During the 1980s, Arab opinion on the Chadian-Libyan conflict over the Aozou Strip was divided.

Several Arab states supported Libyan territorial claims to the Strip, among the most outspoken of which was Algeria, which provided training for anti-Habré forces, although most recruits for its training programs were from Nigeria or Cameroon, recruited and flown to Algeria by Libya.

Lebanon's Progressive Socialist Party also sent troops to support Qadhafi's efforts against Chad in 1987.

In contrast, numerous other Arab states opposed the Libyan actions, and expressed their desire to see the dispute over the Aozou Strip settled peacefully.

By the end of 1987, Algiers and N ' Djamena were negotiating to improve relations.