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Libyan forces carried out a raid at Sallum, sparking a four-day war with Egypt.
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Sallum
Village/harbour-side town in Matruh, Egypt
Sallum is a harbourside village or town in Egypt. It is along the Egypt/Libyan short north–south aligned coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the far northwest corner of Egypt. It is, geodesically, eight kilometres east of the border with Libya, and 128 kilometres (80 mi) from the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Egyptian–Libyan War
Four-day border war in July 1977
The Egyptian–Libyan War, also known as the Four Day War, was a short border war fought between Libya and Egypt that lasted from 21 to 24 July 1977. The conflict stemmed from a deterioration in relations that had occurred between the two states after Egyptian President Anwar…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)