List of wars involving Mauritania explained

This is a list of wars involving Mauritania.

Conflict	Mauritania and allies	Opponents	Results	President of Mauritania
Western Sahara War (1975 - 1979)		Polisario	Defeat Withdrawal from Tiris al-Gharbiyya
Mauritania–Senegal Border War (1989 - 1991)		FLAM	Indecisive Peace agreement, end of skirmishes
Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002 -)	^[1] ^[2]	al-Qaeda	Ongoing Operation Enduring Freedom – Trans Sahara launched in 2007

See also

• Military of Mauritania
• 2005 Mauritanian coup d'état
• 2008 Mauritanian coup d'état

References

Bibliography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. Council on Foreign Relations. 27 March 2015. 3 May 2018.
2. News: Al Qaeda retreats from west Mali camps -military sources. https://web.archive.org/web/20120927215918/http://af.reuters.com/article/mauritaniaNews/idAFL6E7J51DI20110805. dead. 27 September 2012. Reuters. 5 August 2011. 2 May 2018.