Tamesguida offensive
| Tamesguida offensive | |||||||
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| Part of the Algerian Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Algeria | Armed Islamic Group | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 60+ rebels killed | ||||||
The Tamesguida offensive was an Algerian army offensive against the Armed Islamic Group's stronghold of Tamesguida from 15 to 16 February 1997 during the Algerian Civil War.[1]
Offensive
[edit]In early 1997, the Algerian army launched a military operation in the Tamesguida region of Médéa Province, located approximately 65 kilometers southwest of Algiers. According to Liberté, an Algerian newspaper, more than 60 militants were killed during the offensive. The region had become a known stronghold for armed Islamist groups. In previous years, Tamesguida had been the site of several massacres for example in 1993, 22 soliders were killed in an assault on military barracks, that same year 12 Croatian construction workers were killed later that same year.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Army kills 60 in attack on rebels". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "Opération hélioportée de l'armée algérienne : 60 intégristes tués". L'Orient-Le Jour. 1997-02-18. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "Chronologie des massacres en Algérie (1992 – 2007) – 1992-1997 – Algeria-Watch". algeria-watch.org. Retrieved 2023-04-13.