Tunisian Republic. Islamic State forces attempted to seize the city, but were repulsed by the Tunisian military. The clashes continued also on 8 and 9 of March in the area. Armed groups of militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Libya and Ansar al-Sharia began the attack on the town by grouping around and seizing the local mosque. The mosque loudspeakers were used to broadcast a message and a signal for the attack on government facilities.
The Tunisian National Guard, military barracks, and police posts were simultaneously ambushed, in an attempt to take over Ben Gardane and establish an "emirate" within Tunisia. The Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of National Defense put the death toll at 45 armed militants, 13 security forces members and seven civilians.
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