Battle of Smara

5 Oct 1979 – 8 Oct 1979 · 26.74° N, 11.67° W

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When: 5 Oct 1979 – 8 Oct 1979
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 26.74° N, 11.67° W
Description: 1979 battle of the Western Sahara War

2 sources record it

Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “guerre du Sahara occidental : les forces du Front Polisario attaquent Smara défendue par l’armée marocaine, sans succès”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page

Part of

Western Sahara War31 Oct 1975 · War of independence · Deaths 17,000

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