Battle of Guelta Zemmour

The Battle of Guelta Zemmur occurred on 7 October 1989, when POLISARIO guerrillas commanded by Lahbib Ayub attacked the village of Guelta Zemmur on the Moroccan side of the Moroccan Western Sahara Wall. The attack was the first major military engagement in the war since 1988, as the Polisario Front had ended negotiations with Morocco in that year. The King of Morocco, Hassan II, responded to the offensive by rejecting a second meeting with POLISARIO leaders. According to the Spanish newspaper El País, at least a hundred soldiers from both sides were killed in the clashes.

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1989  Wikidata
battle, Morocco, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Western Sahara, Morocco, 

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Location: 25.15, -12.3667, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1989 Battle of Guelta Zemmour

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1980 Battle of Gueltat Zemmour

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1981 Battle of Gueltat Zemmour

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1981 Battle of Guelta Zemmur

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1980	Battle of Gueltat Zemmour	Morocco, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1981	Battle of Gueltat Zemmour	Morocco, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1981	Battle of Guelta Zemmur	Morocco, battle, Polisario Front	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1989	Battle of Guelta Zemmour	Morocco, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, battle	Wikidata