This pattern was radically changed in 1986, towards the end of the war, when most Chadian forces united in opposing the Libyan occupation of northern Chad with a degree of unity that had never been seen before in Chad.
Detta mönster kom att ändras radikalt 1986, mot slutet av kriget, när alla tchadiska styrkor gick samman mot Libyens ockupation av norra Tchad med en enighet som aldrig tidigare hade setts i Tchad.