1980 Gafsa Uprising

Gafsa events
	Part of the Cold War and the Arab Cold War
Date	26 – 27 January 1980
Location	Gafsa, Tunisia
Result	Tunisian governmental victory
Belligerents
Tunisia; Supported by: United States Sixth Fleet; ; France; Morocco;	Arab Nationalist Rebels; Supported by: Libya; Algeria;
Commanders and leaders
Habib Bourguiba	Ezzedine Chérif ; Ahmed al-Marghani ; Muammar Gaddafi; Slimane Hoffman
Strength
~300	60 militants
Casualties and losses
59 killed; 90+ wounded;	3 killed; 42 detained; 11 executed;

The Gafsa events refer to an armed operation conducted by Libyan-backed Tunisian nationalists in January 1980, during which they infiltrated the Tunisian city of Gafsa via Tebessa in Algeria.^[3] The attackers gained control of most city centers, but their attempts to incite a revolt among the residents failed. Tunisian security and military forces eventually recaptured the city and apprehended the attackers,^[4] including their leader Ezzedine Chérif.^[5] The operation significantly strained relations between Tunisia and Libya and negatively impacted the Tunisian regime's relationship with the Algerian government, which had been tense since the early 1980s.

References

^ Les trois décennies Bourguiba : témoignage
^ اليوم ذكرى أحداث قفصة (27 جانفي 1980):هل حاول «القذافي» «الثأر» ل«الوحدة الموؤودة» ؟ Archived 2021-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
^ St John, Ronald Bruce (2013). Libya and the United States, Two Centuries of Strife. University of Pennsylvania Press, Incorporated. ISBN 9780812203219. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
^ Koven, Ronald (29 January 1980). "Tunisia Puts Down Assault by 300 On Southern City". The Washington Post. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
^ "رشيد خشانة: أربعون عاما على عملية قفصة لتي أضاعت علينا فرصا كبرى". ar.leaders.com.tn. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

[1] Les trois décennies Bourguiba : témoignage

[مولد_تلقائيا2-2] اليوم ذكرى أحداث قفصة (27 جانفي 1980):هل حاول «القذافي» «الثأر» ل«الوحدة الموؤودة» ؟ Archived 2021-11-16 at the Wayback Machine

[3] St John, Ronald Bruce (2013). Libya and the United States, Two Centuries of Strife. University of Pennsylvania Press, Incorporated. ISBN 9780812203219. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

[4] Koven, Ronald (29 January 1980). "Tunisia Puts Down Assault by 300 On Southern City". The Washington Post. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

[5] "رشيد خشانة: أربعون عاما على عملية قفصة لتي أضاعت علينا فرصا كبرى". ar.leaders.com.tn. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

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