Battle of Ain Defla

Battle of Ain Defla
Part of Algerian Civil War
Date 26 – 31 March 1995 (5 days) Location Ain Defla, Algeria Result Algerian government victory
Belligerents
Algeria	Armed Islamic Group
Commanders and leaders
Said Bey	Djamel Zitouni †
Strength
Unknown	1,000 to 1,300 militias
Casualties and losses
Unknown	600 to 800+ killed

The Battle of Ain Defla (Arabic: معركة عين الدفلى) was a major five-day-long battle from 26 to 31 March 1995 during the Algerian Civil War. It took place in the Ain Defla region when government forces ambushed 1,000 to 1,300^[1] Islamist rebels. The Islamist rebels had a death toll of 600^[2] to over 800,^[3] with as many as a thousand in total on both sides.^[2] Algerian newspapers described this as one of the worst rebel defeats in an area which they have controlled for months.^[2]