Lemgheity attack

Lemgheity attack
Part of Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
Date June 4, 2005 Location Lemgheity barracks, Tiris Zemmour, Mauritania Result GSPC victory
Belligerents
Mauritania	GSPC
Commanders and leaders
El Kory Ould Ahmed †	Mokhtar Belmokhtar Djamel Okacha Abderrahman al-Nigiri Abdallahi Ould Hmeida
Strength
52 men, 10 pickups	150+ men
Casualties and losses
17 killed 35 prisoners 17 injured	5-9 killed

On June 4, 2005, militants from the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) attacked a Mauritanian army barracks in Lemgheity, Mauritania.

The attack marked the first incursion into Mauritanian territory by the GSPC, and the group's first attack outside of Algerian borders.