Battle of Douar Sadek Part of the Algerian war Date 18 January 1955 Location Condé-Smendou, French Algeria
Result
French victory
Mourad Didouche executed
Zone II heavily weakened
Belligerents
France
Front de Libération Nationale Commanders and leaders
Paul Ducournau [fr] Lt. Madherbe Col. Terrasson Cpt. Billand
Mourad Didouche [1] Units involved
National Gendarmerie
National Police
Airborne units
Armée de Libération Nationale
Strength
Initial: 20 gendarmesRelief: 3 gendarme platoons(about 90 men) 2 CRS Companies(280 men) Heavy weaponryTotal: 390 men Heavy weaponry
10 Fellaghas Casualties and losses
1 dead 2 wounded(initial fighting) Unknown total casualties
7 dead 2 captured 1 wounded
Algerian War
1950s
Toussaint Rouge
Boukerker
Véronique
El Djorf I
Philippeville
Blue Bird
Palestro
Algiers
Fellaoucene
Oued Zeggar
Sidi Semiane
Agounennda
Bouzegza
El Menaouer
Essien
Timimoun
Bab El Bekkouche
Borders
May 1958 crisis
1st Ouled Bouachra
Ath Yahia Moussa
Jumelles
Plan Challe (1959-1961)
1960s
Algiers putsch
Paris
Bab El Oued
Oran
Boutaleb
Bouk’hil
Nasinsa
Ouled Rashache
Flawcen
2nd Ouled Bouachra
Kef Lakhdar
Ouled Sinan
Guergour
Kef Afoul
The Battle of Douar Souadek , or Battle of Boukerker , was a military engagement between the French Army, and the ALN.
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