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Second Battle of Amgala

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Cette nouvelle tactique fut illustrée par la reprise d'Amgala dans la nuit du 14 au 15 février. L'opération fut menée par le seul Polisario sans participation de soldats algériens et elle anéantit la garnison marocain laissée à Amgala, faisant des dizaines de victimes.
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The two battles of Amgala raised fears of a confrontation between Morocco and Algeria, a prospect that gradually faded in April 1976.
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According to the writer Ahmed Baba Miské, the Moroccan garrison was totally destroyed.
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Front Polisario: l'âme d'un peuple : suivi d'un entretien avec Jean Lacouture
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La polémique continue entre Alger et Rabat sur la seconde bataille d'Amgala
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Sahara occidental : les enjeux d'un conflit rĂ©gional
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Index

Western Sahara War

Amgala
Western Sahara
26°26′48″N 11°30′53″W / 26.44667°N 11.51472°W / 26.44667; -11.51472
Algerian
Polisario Front
Algeria
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Polisario Front
Morocco
Algeria
Houari Boumédiène
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Brahim Ghali
Morocco
Hassan II
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Western Sahara War
Farsia, Edcheiria, Hausa and Mahbes (1975)
Tichla & La GĂĽera
Amgala I
Amgala II
El Aaiun (1976)

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