Map of Amgala

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In January 1976 and again in February 1976, clashes took place in Amgala between units from the Moroccan Army and Polisario Front forces supported by units of the Algerian Army. Morocco took several Algerian soldiers as prisoners, and both sides took casualties. Algeria claimed that their forces were only in the area to render humanitarian assistance to Sahrawi refugees headed for the refugee camps at Tindouf, in western Algeria. Morocco said that it was an example of direct military intervention by Algeria on the side of Polisario. Amgala was the scene of several other SPLA-Moroccan Army battles. Another Battle of Amgala took place on 8 November 1989. Today it is largely deserted, due to its closeness to the Moroccan Wall.