Battle of Guelta Zemmur

The Battle of Guelta Zemmur occurred between 13 and 23 October 1981 when Polisario Front attacked the Moroccan garrison at Guelta Zemmur in Western Sahara. Using heavy military equipment including tanks and surface-to-air missiles, the Polisario Front defeated the Moroccan garrison forces entrenched around the town. Three to Five Moroccan planes were shot down, including a C-130 Hercules. Moroccan armed forces then aggressively counterattacked and drove the Polisario out of the town, but later abandoned it as they retrenched behind the belt.

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1981  Wikidata
battle, Morocco, Polisario Front, 

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Location: 25.14, -12.37, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1981-10-29T00:00:00Z

1981 Battle of Guelta Zemmur

1980-06-22T00:00:00Z

1980-06-22T00:00:00Z

1980 Battle of Gueltat Zemmour

1981-03-22T00:00:00Z

1981-03-27T00:00:00Z

1981 Battle of Gueltat Zemmour

1989-10-07T00:00:00Z

1989-10-07T00:00:00Z

1989 Battle of Guelta Zemmour

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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