Battle of Douar Souadek

Battle of Douar Sadek
Part of the Algerian war
Date18 January 1955
Location
Condé-Smendou, French Algeria
Result

French victory

Belligerents
 France Front de Libération Nationale
Commanders and leaders
Paul Ducournau [fr]
Lt. Madherbe
Col. Terrasson
Cpt. Billand		 Mourad Didouche Executed[1]
Units involved

National Gendarmerie

National Police

Airborne units

Armée de Libération Nationale

Strength
Initial:
20 gendarmes
Relief:
3 gendarme platoons
(about 90 men)
2 CRS Companies
(280 men)
Heavy weaponry
Total:
390 men
Heavy weaponry		 10 Fellaghas
Casualties and losses
1 dead
2 wounded
(initial fighting)
Unknown total casualties		 7 dead
2 captured
1 wounded

The Battle of Douar Souadek, or Battle of Boukerker, was a military engagement between the French Army, and the ALN.

  1. ^ admin (2015-07-13). "Cela s'est passé un 13 juillet 1927, naissance de Didouche Mourad". Babzman (in French). Retrieved 2020-12-27.