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2014 Chaambi Mountains Attack
On 16 July 2014, militants from the Uqba Ibn Nafi Battalion attacked two checkpoints in the Jebel ech Chambi, Chaambi Mountains killing fourteen Tunisian soldiers and injuring twenty-five. The 2014 Chaambi Mountains attack is the deadliest militant skirmish involving the Tunisian Armed Forces since their independence in 1956. Background Since the Tunisian Revolution, 2011 uprising that led to the ousting of former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia has faced an unprecedented rise in radical Islamism, with hardline fundamentalists became more influential. Islamist militants have been increasingly present around the porous border with Algeria. The previous year, some of them were able to capture and execute eight Tunisian soldiers. Government forces have been battling militants in the Jebel ech Chambi, Chaambi Mountains region since early 2013 and it was declared a "closed military zone". Attack The attacks happened during the evening while the soldiers were breaking thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaambi Operations
The Chaambi Operations or Battle of Chaambi is part of the insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present). In December 2012, the Tunisian Army launched an offensive against the Salafist jihadists in Jebel ech Chambi near Kasserine. Timeline 2013 On June 6, a Tunisian vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Doghra in Jebel Chambi: Two soldiers were killed and two others wounded. According to the Tunisian government, jihadists belonging to militias Okba ibn Nafaâ, an al-Qaida cell in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Ansar al-Sharia. The latter group, led by Seifallah Ben Hassine, known as "Abu Iyadh" however say they have no connection with the clashes delivered Jebel Chambi. On 18 July, in the wilaya of El Oued, the Algerian army intercepted a pickup truck loaded with weapons from Libya to Jebel Chambi; two of its occupants were killed. July 29, around 6 pm, a group of Tunisian soldiers were ambushed in Sabaa Diar, in Jebel Chambi. Their truck was strafed by some thirty rebels Salafists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
