Sahrawi insurgency
Armed insurgency in Western Sahara / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sahrawi insurgency (1973–1976) was an armed insurgency led by the Polisario Front against Spanish colonial rule in the Spanish Sahara, from 10 May 1973 to 26 February 1976.[1]
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Sahrawi insurgency | |||||||||
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Part of Western Sahara conflict | |||||||||
Map of Spanish Sahara | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Polisario Front Support: Libyan Arab Republic | |||||||||
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5,000 killed |
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