Battles of La Güera and Tichla
The Battles of La Güera and Tichla took place between 10–22 December 1975, when the Mauritanian Army invaded the southern part of Western Sahara, which was the zone agreed to be annexed by Mauritania in the Madrid Accords. Mauritanian troops were confronted by Polisario Front guerrillas, forcing the Royal Moroccan Army to intervene on behalf of Mauritania. By the end of 1975, Mauritania controlled the southern half of the former Spanish colony of Río de Oro.
| Battles of La Güera and Tichla | |||||||||
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| Part of the Western Sahara War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Mauritania Morocco | Polisario Front | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Mohamed Ould Bah Ould Abdelkader |
Mohamed Uld Emhamed Mohamed Salek Uld Buceif | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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1,000 Unknown | 100–800 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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20 killed 36 wounded (Mauritanian-Moroccan claim) |
96 killed 103 captured (Mauritanian-Moroccan claim) | ||||||||
| 200 killed | |||||||||
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