Battle of Douar Souadek

Battle of Douar Sadek
Part of the Algerian war
Date18 January 1955
Location
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.