Nouakchott raid (1976)

First Nouackchott raid
	Part of Western Sahara War
	; Nouakchott in 2017
Date	8 June 1976
Location	Nouakchott, Mauritania
Result	Mauritanian victory First president of SADR El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed killed; Polisario fighters were pushed back by Mauritanian army; Polisario failed overthrow of the regime of Moktar Ould Daddah;
Belligerents
Polisario Front	Mauritania
Commanders and leaders
El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed †	Moktar Ould Daddah; Col. Ahmed Ould Bouceif; Lt-Col. Mohammed Khouna Ould Heydallah
Strength
+500 (severals hundred guerrillas)	+400 under Ahmed Ould Bouceif
Casualties and losses
100-200 killed	4 killed, +10 injured

The raid on Nouakchott in June 1976 was a significant military operation carried out by the Polisario Front, a Western Saharan guerrilla group, against the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott. Led by their leader El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed, the Polisario forces aimed to overthrow the regime of President Moktar Ould Daddah.

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