Second Battle of Amgala

Second Battle of Amgala
	Part of the Western Sahara War
Date	14–15 February 1976
Location	Amgala, Western Sahara26°26′48″N 11°30′53″W / 26.44667°N 11.51472°W
Result	Algerian-Polisario Front victory
Belligerents
Algeria; Polisario Front	Morocco
Commanders and leaders
Houari Boumédiène; El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed; Brahim Ghali	King Hassan II
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Dozens killed
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Western Sahara

The Second Battle of Amgala, also called Amgala II or Amgala 2, took place on 14 February 1976 in the Amgala Oasis in Western Sahara. It pitted the Moroccan troops, who lost Amgala, to the forces of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army, the armed wing of the Polisario Front, supported by the Algerian army.^[3] According to Maurice Barbier, the Moroccan garrison in the city was entirely decimated.^[2]

^ Agency, United States Defense Intelligence (1979). Struggle and Stalemate in the Western Sahara. Defense Intelligence Agency. p. 35.
^ ^a ^b Barbier, Maurice (1982). Le conflit du Sahara occidental. Harmattan. p. 189. ISBN 978-2-85802-197-0. 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. [This new tactic was illustrated by the revival of Amgala on the night of 14-15 February. The operation was carried out by the Polisario alone without the participation of Algerian soldiers and it destroyed the Moroccan garrison left in Amgala, causing dozens of casualties.]
^ Mikaberidze, Alexander (2011). Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-59884-336-1.

[1] Agency, United States Defense Intelligence (1979). Struggle and Stalemate in the Western Sahara. Defense Intelligence Agency. p. 35.

[Barbier-2] Barbier, Maurice (1982). Le conflit du Sahara occidental. Harmattan. p. 189. ISBN 978-2-85802-197-0. 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. [This new tactic was illustrated by the revival of Amgala on the night of 14-15 February. The operation was carried out by the Polisario alone without the participation of Algerian soldiers and it destroyed the Moroccan garrison left in Amgala, causing dozens of casualties.]

[3] Mikaberidze, Alexander (2011). Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-59884-336-1.

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Second Battle of Amgala

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