Middle East 603
MID#3113
Dispute Number: 3113
Date(s): July 10, 1980
Participants: 600 Morocco/615 Algeria
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: On July 10, 1980, the Moroccan air force crossed the border with Algeria
in pursuit of rebels from the Polisario Front. Morocco, which was still reeling from the
Operation Iman crisis a few months earlier, was sensitive to the continued presence
of Polisario garrisons in the disputed territory. The Moroccan military received a tip
that a Polisario column was identified in the disputed territory. This was relayed to the
Moroccan air force, which relayed jets to pursue the rebels. In the midst of the pur-
suit, the Moroccan air force violated the border with Algeria. The Algerian air force
appeared to observe the border violation, but took no action. Previous statements from
Morocco had been harshly critical of perceived Algerian support for the Polisario
Front, accusing Algeria of providing weapons to the rebels. However, no additional
information could be gathered for this dispute, which consists of one militarized inci-
dent that was unrequited by Algeria.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from July 15, 1980. End Date changed from
July 15, 1980.
MID#3044
Dispute Number: 3044
Date(s): June 15, 1984
Participants: 600 Morocco/615 Algeria
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: Algerian troops caught a Moroccan patrol inside Algerian territory. A
firefight broke out and two Moroccans were killed.
600 MOROCCO/645 IRAQ
MID#3957
Started in May 1990. See the narrative in the 645 Iraq/690 Kuwait dyad dispute list.
615 ALGERIA/666 ISRAEL
MID#1069
Dispute Number: 1069
Date(s): July 23, 1968 to September 1, 1968
Participants: 615 Algeria/666 Israel