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Battle of Ben Guerdane
Part of the ISIL insurgency in Tunisia and the spillover of the Libyan Civil War (2014–2020)
Security forces during the attack.
Date
7–9 March 2016 (2 days)
Location
Ben Gardane, Medenine Governorate, Tunisia
Result
Tunisian victory
Belligerents
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Libya Ansar al-Sharia (Tunisia)[1]
Tunisia
Tunisian Army
Tunisian National Guard
Police Force and Customs Officials[2]
Commanders and leaders
Various
Habib Essid Beji Caid Essebsi Farhat Horchani (Minister of National Defense) General Ismaïl Fathali (Army Chief of Staff) Samir Naqi[2] (Senior police official) Mohamed Maali[2] (Head of counter-terrorism department) Colonel Abdel Atti Abdelkabir [1][2] (Local anti-terror security chief)†
Strength
~100 fighters[3][4]
Unknown
Casualties and losses
35-55 killed 52 captured[4][5]
13 killed 14 wounded[4]
7 civilians killed 3 civilians wounded[4]
† Head of counter-terrorism division assassinated in home by militants.[2]
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