 The type of warfare that had been carried out in the conflict—wherein highly mobile groups of soldiers and rebels continued to move to and from on the desert terrain, retreating at a time and then suddenly attacking to regain control of small towns and villages in the Eastern rebel held parts of Libya—had led to the technical becoming a vehicle of choice for both sides.Technicals had also been widely used by the rebels whilst setting up checkpoints.It also formed a vast percentage of the rebel inventory which was limited to light weapons, light body armor and very few tanks.