Nouakchott raid (1976)
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The raid on Nouakchott in June 1976 was a significant military operation carried out by the Polisario Front, a Western Saharan guerrilla group, against the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott. Led by their leader El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed, the Polisario forces aimed to overthrow the regime of President Moktar Ould Daddah.
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First Nouackchott raid | |||||||
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Part of Western Sahara War | |||||||
Nouakchott in 2017 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Mauritania | Polisario Front | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Moktar Ould Daddah Col. Ahmed Ould Bouceif[5] Lt-Col. Mohammed Khouna Ould Heydallah[6] | El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed † | ||||||
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+400 under Ahmed Ould Bouceif | +500 (severals hundred guerrillas) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
4 killed, +10 injured[7] | 100-200 killed[8][9] |
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