Battle_of_Amgala_(1989)

Battle of Amgala (1989)

Battle of Amgala (1989)

Military operation in the Western Sahara War

The 1989 Battle of Amgala took place on 8 November 1989, when two POLISARIO mechanized columns launched a massive attack against Moroccan troops in the Amgala region, managing to cross the Moroccan Wall and advance 20 kilometres (12 mi) in direction to Smara, to finally retreat before Moroccan retaliation to their positions in the Free Zone (region).[5]

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It was the last military operation of the Western Sahara War until Operation Rattle in 1991.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Ataque del Polisario". El País. 9 November 1989. Retrieved 16 July 2012. (in Spanish)
  2. [2]
    "El Polisario mata a 250 soldados marroquíes". La Vanguardia. 10 November 1989. Retrieved 16 July 2012. (in Spanish)
  3. [3]
    "18 muertos por una epidemía de cólera en los campamentos del Polisario". El País. 11 November 1989. Retrieved 16 July 2012. (in Spanish)
  4. [4]
    "Suecia está dispuesta a proporcionar "todo el apoyo necesario para garantizar al pueblo saharaui su derecho a la autodeterminación" (ministra de Exteriores)". Sahara Press Service. 21 August 2005. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2012. (in Spanish)
  5. [5]
    "Tercera gran ofensiva del Polisario en menos de un mes". ABC. 9 November 1989. Retrieved 16 July 2012. (in Spanish)


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