Perejil Island crisis

Perejil Island crisis
	; Perejil Island at far left, near Ceuta
Date	11–18 July 2002
Location	Perejil Island35°54′50″N 5°25′08″W / 35.91389°N 5.41889°W
Result	Spanish victory Status quo ante bellum;
Belligerents
Spain	Morocco
Commanders and leaders
Juan Carlos I; José María Aznar; Federico Trillo; Ángel Acebes;	Mohammed VI; Abdelrahman Yusufi; Ahmed Al-Midawi;
Units involved
Spanish Navy; Spanish Air and Space Force; GOE; Spanish Legion; Civil Guard	Royal Navy; Auxiliary Forces
Strength
48 soldiers; List 4 AS-532 Cougar; 3 UH-1N; Mirage F-1 fighters; F/A-18 fighters; Castilla (L-52); Numancia (F-83); Navarra (F-85); Baleares (F-71); Asturias (F-74); Infanta Elena (F-32); Cazadora (F-35); ;	12 soldiers
Casualties and losses
1 wounded	12 captured; (released on the same day)

The Perejil Island crisis (Spanish: Incidente de la Isla de Perejil; Arabic: أزمة جزيرة تورة) was a bloodless armed conflict between Spain and Morocco that took place on 11–18 July 2002. The incident took place over the small, uninhabited Perejil Island, when a squad of the Royal Moroccan Navy occupied it. After an exchange of declarations between both countries, the Spanish troops eventually evicted the Moroccan infantry who had relieved their Navy comrades.