Western Sahara War

When

31 Oct 1975 – 6 Sep 1991

Kind

War of independence

Deaths

17,000

Coordinates

27.15° N, 13.20° W

Type

War of independence / insurgency

Region

North Africa

Cities

Laayoune

Side a

Morocco (+ Mauritania until 1979)

Side b

Polisario Front (+ Algeria support)

Alliances

Morocco (+ Mauritania until 1979), Polisario Front (+ Algeria support)

Placed approximately by the source.

• Global Wars & Armed Conflicts, 1914–2026Kaggle compilationNo licence stated
• UCDP Battle-Related DeathsUppsala Conflict Data Program · names it “Morocco: Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara)”Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
• Wikidata: wars and rebellionsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page

• Battles of La Güera and Tichla10 Dec 1975 · Battle
• Battle of Ain Ben Tili19 Jan 1976 · Battle
• First Battle of Amgala27 Jan 1976 · Battle
• Second Battle of Amgala14 Feb 1976 · Battle
• Battle of Bucraa31 May 1977 · Battle
• Battle of Zouérat19 Aug 1977 · Battle
• Battle of Tan-Tan28 Jan 1979 · Battle
• Battle of Tichla12 Jul 1979 · Battle
• Battle of Bir Anzarane11 Aug 1979 · Battle
• Battle of Smara5 Oct 1979 · Battle
• Battle of Al Mahbes14 Oct 1979 · Battle
• Battle of Bucraa5 Nov 1979 · Battle
• Siege of ZagDec 1979 · Siege
• Battle of Akka25 Jan 1980 · Battle
• Battle of Cape Boujdour13 Feb 1980 · Battle
• Battle of Gueltat Zemmour22 Jun 1980 · Battle
• Battle of Gueltat Zemmour22 Mar 1981 · Battle
• Battle of Smara20 Apr 1981 · Battle
• Battle of Guelta Zemmur13 Oct 1981 · Battle
• Smara and Bou Craa attacks3 Jul 1982 · Battle
• Battle of Lemseied10 Jul 1983 · Battle
• Battle of Smara1 Sep 1983 · Battle
• Battle of Z'Moul Niran13 Oct 1984 · Battle
• Battle of Hausa (1984)25 Nov 1984 · Battle
• Battle of Al Mahbes12 Jan 1985 · Battle
• Battle of Farsia25 Feb 1987 · Battle
• Battle of Tichla8 Jul 1987 · Battle
• Battles of Farsia and Oum Dreyga18 Nov 1987 · Battle
• Haouza attack18 Aug 1988 · Battle
• Battle of Oum Dreyga16 Sep 1988 · Battle
• Battle of Guelta Zemmour7 Oct 1989 · Battle
• Battle of Hausa10 Oct 1989 · Battle
• Battle of Amgala8 Nov 1989 · Battle

• Implementation plan proposed by the Secretary-General pursuant to Security Council resolution 621 (1988) of September 198818 Jun 1990 · Peace agreement
• UN Security Council Resolution 69029 Apr 1991 · Peace agreement
• Results of the Second Round of Direct Talks (London Compromise Agreement on Outstanding Identification Issues)19 Jul 1997 · Peace agreement
• Results of the Third Round of Direct Talks: Compromise of Troop Confinement (Lisbon Compromise)29 Aug 1997 · Peace agreement
• Results of the Fourth Round of Direct Talks (Houston Declaration)16 Sep 1997 · Peace agreement
• UN Security Council Resolution 154129 Apr 2004 · Peace agreement
• Communique of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara (Agreed with the Parties) (Manhasset I)19 Jun 2007 · Peace agreement
• Communique of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara (Agreed with the Parties) (Manhasset II)11 Aug 2007 · Peace agreement
• Communique of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara (Agreed with the Parties) (Manhasset III)9 Jan 2008 · Peace agreement
• Communique of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara (In Agreement with the Parties) (Manhasset IV)18 Mar 2008 · Peace agreement
• Communique of the Special Envoy of the SG for Western Sahara on the Third Informal Meeting9 Nov 2010 · Peace agreement