Battle of Guelta Zemmour (1989)

Battle of Guelta Zemmur (1989)

Date	7 October 1989
Location	Guelta Zemmur, Western Sahara

Belligerents

Morocco

SADR

Commanders and leaders

Unknown

Lahbib Ayub

Strength

Unknown

Casualties and losses

14 killed, 31 wounded (Morocco claim)^[1]

80 killed and wounded (Morocco claim)^[1]

Western Sahara War

Engagements

Farsia, Edcheiria, Hausa and Mahbes (1975)
Tichla and La Güera (1975)
Amgala I (1976)
Amgala II (1976)
El Aaiun (1976)
Tarfaya (1976)
Bir Mogrein I and Zouerate (1976)
Bir Mogrein II (1976)
Bir Mogrein III (1976)
Nouackchott (1976)
Martyr El Uali offensive (1977)
- Amgala (1977)
- Tifariti (1977)
- Zouerate (1977)
- Nouackchott (1977)
Lamantin operation (1977)
Houari Boumedienne offensive (1979)
- Tan Tan
- Tifariti (1979)
- Assa
- Lebuirate
- Bir Anzarane
- Smara
Akka
Iman operation (1980)
- Zag
Guelta Zemmour (1981)
Greater Maghreb offensive
- Mahbes (1987)
- Farsia I (1987)
- Farsia II and Oum Dreyga (1987)
- Guelta Zemmour (1989)
- Hawza (1989)
- Amgala (1989)
Tifariti (1991)

International incidents

AWI Polar 3 (1985)
T&G Aviation DC-7 (1988)

The 1989 Battle of Guelta Zemmur took part on 7 October 1989, when POLISARIO guerrillas commanded by Lahbib Ayub attacked the Moroccan Wall on the Guelta Zemmur section. The attack was the bigger battle in the war since 1988, as the Polisario Front saw the negotiations with Morocco on a dead end. Hassan II reacted to the Sahrawi offensive denying a second encounter with the POLISARIO leaders. According to the Spanish newspaper El País, at least a hundred soldiers from both sides were killed in the clashes.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 3 Javier Valenzuela (8 October 1989). "El Polisario y el Ejército marroquí libran una importante batalla en el Sáhara occidental". El País. Retrieved 21 July 2012. (Spanish)
↑ Javier Valenzuela (9 October 1989). "Luchas en el Sáhara". El País. Retrieved 21 July 2012. (Spanish)

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