Zemla Intifada

Zemla Intifada
Zemla Intifada
Part of Western Sahara conflict
Date	17 June 1970
Location	El Aaiun, Spanish Sahara
Goals	Independence of the territory
Methods	Demonstrations; Rioting;
Parties
Sahrawi people; Movement for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Wadi el Dhahab (Harakat Tahrir)	Spanish government Territorial police; Spanish Legion;
Number
~3,000	~100
Casualties and losses
2–11 civilians killed, hundreds wounded or detained	Several injured

The Zemla Intifada (or the Zemla Uprising) is the name used to refer to disturbances of 17 June 1970, which culminated in a massacre (were between 2 and 11 people were killed) by Spanish Legion forces in the Zemla district of El Aaiun, Spanish Sahara (modern-day Western Sahara).