1983 Salamati Coup d'Etat attempt

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1983 Salamati Coup d'Etat attempt (1983 محاولة انقلاب سلاماتي)
LocationDar Al Hamma and Ghafun, Salamat
DateMarch 12 1983 (UTC-01:00)
TargetJalil Al Kharrabi
Attack type
Coup d'état attempt
Deaths72
PerpetratorsPeople's Salamati Resistance Front
MotiveOusting Jalil Al Kharrabi

The 1983 Salamati Coup d'Etat attempt occurred on March 12 1983 in two cities ; Dar Al Hamma and Ghafun, in Salamat.

Soldiers and a little group of officers, members of the People's Salamati Resistance Front, in military barracks in Ghafun and Dar Al Hamma, took control of their military bases and tried to take control of the Narqa Military Airport and the Presidential Palace. However, other military groups,loyal to Al Kharrabi, engaged in a fight against the rebels, which led to their surrender after 4 hours of fight.

The leader of the People's Salamati Resistance Front, Nordine Al Khasmi, was captured in June 1984, and executed.