2014 Chaambi Mountains attack

2014 Chaambi Mountains attack
Part of Chaambi Operations
LocationChaambi Mountains, Tunisia
Date16 July 2014 (2014-07-16)
TargetTunisian Armed Forces
Attack type
Mass shooting
WeaponsAutomatic rifles, rocket-propelled grenades
Deaths15 soldiers
1 militant
Injured25
PerpetratorsUqba Ibn Nafi Battalion

On 16 July 2014, militants from the Uqba Ibn Nafi Battalion attacked two checkpoints in the Chaambi Mountains killing fourteen Tunisian soldiers and injuring twenty-five.[1] The 2014 Chaambi Mountains attack is the deadliest militant skirmish involving the Tunisian Armed Forces since their independence in 1956.[2]

  1. ^ Bouazza, Bouazza. "Home> International 14 Tunisian Soldiers Killed in Extremist Attacks". AP via ABC News. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  2. ^ Amara, Tarek. "At least 14 Tunisian troops killed in mountain ambushes". Reuters. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.