Operation Flax was a Western Allied air operation Military_operation executed during the Tunisia Campaign Military_operation , as part of the larger North African Campaign Military_operation of the Second World War Hostile_encounter .

The operation Military_operation was designed Creating to cut Removing the air supply Supply lines between Italy and the Axis armies in Tunis , Tunisia , in April 1943 .

Allied thrusts overran Vichy French Morocco and Algeria and advanced Self_motion into Tunisia .

These reinforcements duly staved off an immediate defeat in Tunisia , the last region still in Axis hands .

Nevertheless , the growing number and experience of Allied forces Military_operation squeezed Motion the Axis toward the northern tip of Tunisia .

The Vandalic or Vandal War ( , `` Vandēlikòs Pólemos '' ) was a conflict fought Hostile_encounter in North Africa ( largely in modern Tunisia ) between the forces of the Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire and the Vandalic Kingdom of Carthage , in 533–534 .

Most Arab leaders were generally supportive or neutral , with the exception of Tunisia who strongly condemned Judgment_communication the military 's actions .

During the Second World War , Operation Retribution was the air and naval blockade designed Creating to prevent Preventing_or_letting the seaborne evacuation of Axis forces from Tunisia to Sicily .

Axis forces were isolated in northern Tunisia and faced Confronting_problem a final Allied assault .

Two supply ships en route to Tunisia were intercepted Preventing_or_letting and sunk Self_motion .

This is the third time that the World Championship Competition was hosted Social_event in the Middle East And North Africa , after Egypt in 1999 and Tunisia in 2005 .

It began Process_start in response Response to oppressive regimes and a low standard of living , starting Process_start with protests in Tunisia ( Noueihed , 2011 ; Maleki , 2011 ) .

As of May 2018 , only the uprising Change_of_leadership in Tunisia has resulted in Causation a transition Change to constitutional democratic governance .

The fleet Motion bombarded Attack various fortified pirate cities in present-day Libya , Tunisia , and Algeria , ultimately extracting Getting concessions of fair passage from their rulers .

Three other Islamist attacks Attack took place Process_start on the same day in France , Tunisia , and Somalia .

Algeria defeated Conquering Senegal 1–0 in the final Competition , winning Getting their second title and first since 1990 , while Nigeria came third after beating Competition Tunisia 1–0 in their third-place play-off match Competition .

Altogether five Horsas and three Halifaxes were lost Earnings_and_losses , but twenty-seven Horsas arrived in Arriving Tunisia in time to participate Participation in the invasion Attack of Sicily .

Controversy surrounds Surrounding the true reasons behind the mission , which most likely was to liberate Patton 's son-in-law , John K. Waters , taken captive Conquering in Tunisia in 1943 .

The first Allied mission using large numbers of the aircraft , the operation was carried out Military_operation from Tunisia by glider infantry of the British 1st Airlanding Brigade , commanded by Brigadier Philip Hicks , with a force of 136 Waco Hadrians and eight Airspeed Horsas .

Libya and Tunisia qualified Getting for the tournament Competition , even as the Arab Spring brought Bringing upheaval Social_event and regime change Change to both nations .

Angola , successfully defended Defending its title after tying the last game Competition with Tunisia .

Protesters in Tunis , Tunisia , climbed Self_motion the U.S. embassy walls and set trees on fire .

The match Competition was played Competition , for the second consecutive season , on international soil at the Stade 7 Novembre in Rades , Tunis , Tunisia .