1980s 1990s The Battle of Mahbes was fought on 12 January 1985 during the Western Sahara War.

As part of its Grand-Maghreb offensive, the Polisario Front, with heavy means (tanks and ground-to-air missiles), breaks through the wall of sand defended by the Royal Moroccan armed forces.

[1] The Polisario Front attacked a Moroccan detachment participating in the construction of the wall north of Wadi Tenuechad, 8 kilometres from the Algerian border.

The battle took place on a front of about fifteen kilometres from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. then, according to Morocco, the attackers withdrew towards Algeria.

[2] A Moroccan Mirage F1 fighter jet was shot down by Sahrawi 2K12 Kub missile.