Chaambi Operations 2012
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 2012 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Tunisia | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Insurgency in the Maghreb | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Tunisian Armed Forces | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 35.2064, 8.6825 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Chaambi Operations, or Battle of Chaambi were part of the insurgency in the Maghreb. In December 2012, the Tunisian Army launched an offensive against the Salafist jihadists in Jebel ech Chambi near Kasserine. The conflict ended with the victory of the Tunisian Army in 2019.
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