Battle of Hausa (1989)

Battle of Hausa (1989) Part of the Western Sahara War Date 10–11 October 1989 Location Haouza, Western Sahara Belligerents  Morocco  SADR Casualties and losses 190 killed and 31 captured (POLISARIO claim)[1] Unknown

The 1989 Battle of Haouza was an armed confrontation that took place on 10–11 October 1989, when Polisario Front troops attacked the Moroccan Wall in the Haouza sector, penetrating up to 20 kilometres (12 mi) into Moroccan territory beyond the wall and making a number of Moroccan casualties and prisoners, after retreating into the Liberated Territories. The attack was seen as a POLISARIO response to the delay of the peace conversations with Morocco, and the declarations of Hassan II denying another encounter with Sahrawi representatives.^[2][3]

References

1. "Ataque del Polisario". El País. 13 October 1989. Retrieved 22 July 2012. (Spanish)
2. "Ofensiva militar saharaui ante el bloqueo de las conversaciones de paz con Marruecos". ABC. 12 October 1989. Retrieved 22 July 2012. (Spanish)
3. Javier Valenzuela (12 October 1989). "Nuevo ataque del Polisario a los muros de defensa marroquíes en el Sáhara". El País. Retrieved 22 July 2012. (Spanish)