The World - News from Feb. 27, 1985
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Polisario guerrillas fighting for independence in the Western Sahara said they killed 71 Moroccan troops and wounded 95 in a battle in the disputed territory. The guerrillas also said six Moroccan tanks and 29 other vehicles were destroyed. The guerrillas’ report came on the ninth anniversary of their proclamation of the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic.
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