Zemla Intifada

Zemla Intifada
Zemla Intifada
Part of Western Sahara conflict
Date	17 June 1970
Location	El Aaiun, Spanish Sahara
Goals	Independence of the territory
Methods	Demonstrations; Rioting;
Parties
Sahrawi people; Movement for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Wadi el Dhahab	Spanish government Territorial police; Spanish Legion;
Number
~3000	~100
Casualties and losses
2-11 civilians killed, hundreds wounded or detained	Several injured

The Zemla Intifada (or the Zemla Uprising) is the name used to refer to disturbances of 17 June 1970,^[1] which culminated in a massacre (between 2 and 11 persons were killed) by Spanish Legion forces in the Zemla district of El Aaiun, Spanish Sahara (nowadays Western Sahara).^[2]

^ "Western Sahara: 44th Anniversary of Zemla Uprising". allafrica.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.(subscription required)
^ Tarver, H. Michael; Slape, Emily (25 July 2016). The Spanish Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia (Volume I ed.). p. 36. ISBN 9781440845703. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

[1] "Western Sahara: 44th Anniversary of Zemla Uprising". allafrica.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.(subscription required)

[spanishempire-2] Tarver, H. Michael; Slape, Emily (25 July 2016). The Spanish Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia (Volume I ed.). p. 36. ISBN 9781440845703. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

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