| 2014 Chaambi Mountains attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of Chaambi Operations | |
| Location | Chaambi Mountains, Tunisia |
| Date | 16 July 2014 |
| Target | Tunisian Armed Forces |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | Automatic rifles, rocket-propelled grenades |
| Deaths | 15 soldiers 1 militant |
| Injured | 25 |
| Perpetrators | Uqba Ibn Nafi Battalion |
On 16 July 2014, militants from the Uqba Ibn Nafi Battalion attacked two checkpoints in the Chaambi Mountains killing fourteen Tunisian soldiers and injuring twenty-five.[1] The 2014 Chaambi Mountains attack is the deadliest militant skirmish involving the Tunisian Armed Forces since their independence in 1956.[2]
- ^ Bouazza, Bouazza. "Home> International 14 Tunisian Soldiers Killed in Extremist Attacks". AP via ABC News. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ Amara, Tarek. "At least 14 Tunisian troops killed in mountain ambushes". Reuters. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.