Nouakchott raid (1976)

First Nouackchott raid
	Part of Western Sahara War
	; Nouakchott in 2017
Date	8 June 1976
Location	Nouakchott, Mauritania
Result	Mauritanian victory First president of SADR El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed killed; Polisario fighters were pushed back by Mauritanian army; Polisario failed overthrow of the regime of Moktar Ould Daddah;
Belligerents
Mauritania	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Polisario Front; ;
Commanders and leaders
Moktar Ould Daddah; Col. Ahmed Ould Bouceif; Lt-Col. Mohammed Khouna Ould Heydallah	El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed †
Strength
+400 under Ahmed Ould Bouceif	+500 (several hundred guerrillas)
Casualties and losses
4 killed, +10 injured	100–200 killed

The raid on Nouakchott in June 1976 was a significant military operation carried out by the Polisario Front, a Western Saharan guerrilla group, against the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott. Led by their leader El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed, the Polisario forces aimed to overthrow the regime of President Moktar Ould Daddah.