| Battle of Ain Ben Tili | |||||||||
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| Part of Western Sahara War | |||||||||
&sq=NATO&lang=en&file=File:Ain_bin_Tilli.jpg) Ain Ben Tili in 2010 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Polisario Front |
 Morocco | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Unknown |
 Cmdr. Soueidatt Ould Weddad[1] † | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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One F-5 shot down[4][5] | |||||||||
The Battle of Ain Ben Tili was launched by the Polisario Front on January 19, 1976. Situated in the northern region of Mauritania, Ain Ben Tili was located just a few kilometers away from the town of Bir Lehlou, near the border with Western Sahara.[6] Following repeated Polisario attacks, Mauritanian troops withdrew from the town five days later.
- ^ Daddah, Mokhtar Ould (2003-01-01). La Mauritanie contre vents et marées (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 978-2-84586-437-5.
Il s'agit du commandant Soueidatt Ould Weddad, officier parachutiste, mort au combat le 20 janvier 1976...
- ^ Le Devoir. Le Devoir.
Selon le communiqué, Ain Ben Tili [...] les Mauritaniens ont eu deux cent huit morts...
- ^ Le Devoir. Le Devoir.
Les Mauritaniens [..] et trente-deux prisonniers...
- ^ "Un F-5 de l'armée de l'air marocaine a été abattu par un missile SAM-6 au-dessus de la Mauritanie Rabat juge l'incident " d'une extrême gravité "". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1976-01-27. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ Yata, Ali (1984). Le Sahara occidental marocain à travers les textes: Mobilisation pour préserver l'unité recouvrée, 1976-1979 (in French). Editions al-Bayane.
F-5 des Forces Royales Air a été abattu le 21 janvier 1976...
- ^ Reading Eagle. Reading Eagle.
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