Battle of Al Mahbes

1985 CE.

Shown on the map at 27.416°, -9.051°.

The Battle of Mahbes was fought on 12 January 1985 during the Western Sahara War. As part of its Grand-Maghreb offensive, the Polisario Front, with heavy means (tanks and ground-to-air missiles), broke through the wall of sand defended by the Royal Moroccan armed forces.

Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of Al Mahbes (1985), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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