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Oued Zeggar ambush 1957

Oued Zeggar ambush
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date11 May 1957Wikidata
Year1957Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraPost-1945 (1946 onwards)derived from year
LocationAlgeriaNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentAfricaNatural Earth
Coordinates36.5968, 3.1841Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Oued Zeggar ambush, or the battle of Aïn Kechra, was a military operation by the National Liberation Army (ALN) to ambush a French military convoy near Aïn Kechra, Skikda Province, Algeria in 1957.

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Location

36.5968, 3.1841 · Algeria

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