In the early years of his rule, Gaddafi, who was affectionately known as "the Guide," attempted to unify and Arabize the swath of land just south of the Sahara desert by pressing young migrants everywhere from the Sahel to Pakistan to fight as a single unit in wars in Chad, Uganda, Palestine, Lebanon and Syria.
En los primeros años de su gobierno, Gaddafi, a quien denominaban afectuosamente "el Guía" , intentó unificar y arabizar los territorios al sur del desierto del Sáhara. Para esto, enviaba a jóvenes inmigrantes de todas partes, desde Sahel hasta Pakistán, a luchar como una única entidad en guerras en Chad, Uganda, Palestina, Líbano y Siria.