2012 Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera incident

The 2012 Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera incident was a territorial incident that involved Spain and Morocco, the second fought in the 21st century after the one that occurred on Perejil Island in 2002.

It took place at dawn on 29 August 2012, around 8:30 local Spanish time (6:30 in neighboring Morocco), after the occupation of the Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera by a group of activists from the Coordination Committee for the Liberation of Ceuta and Melilla commanded by the fugitive Yahya Yahya, alleged to be a domestic abuser by Spanish authorities, and mayor of the Moroccan town of Beni Ensar, who intended to place the Moroccan flag on top of the rock. After several warnings, four of the activists were arrested by the Spanish regulars who guard the territory, three of the assailants managed to escape to Moroccan territory.