Battle of Ain Defla

Battle of Ain Defla
	Part of Algerian Civil War
Date	26 – 31 March 1995 (5 days)
Location	Ain Defla, Algeria
Result	Algerian government victory
Belligerents
Algeria	Armed Islamic Group
Commanders and leaders
Said Bey	Djamel Zitouni †
Strength
Unknown	1,000 to 1,300 militias
Casualties and losses
Unknown	600 to 800+ killed

The Battle of Ain Defla (Arabic: معركة عين الدفلى) was a major five-day-long battle from 26 to 31 March 1995 during the Algerian Civil War. It took place in the Ain Defla region when government forces ambushed 1,000 to 1,300 Islamist rebels. The Islamist rebels had a death toll of 600 to over 800, with as many as a thousand in total on both sides. Algerian newspapers described this as one of the worst rebel defeats in an area which they have controlled for months.