Battle of Djebel Bouk'hil | |||||||
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Part of Algerian War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
FLN | France | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Mohamed Chabani | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
370 - 400 |
12,000 (17 September) 14,000 (18 September) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2 (17 September) 7 (18 September) |
400 men, 3 Aircraft (17 September) 300 men (18 September) |
The Battle of Djebel Bouk'hil was a major fight in the Algerian War in 1961 when the French intercepted a meeting between FLN commanders, then Besieging the Mountain.