Jumoura is one of the municipalities in the Biskra province in Algeria. The municipality of Jumoura is located in the north of Biskra province, between latitude 35.04 and longitude 5.49, on provincial road No. 87, which connects Biskra province to Batna province. It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Ain Zaatout, to the south by the municipality of Branis, to the east by Batna province, and to the west by the municipality of Wataïa.

On Wednesday, 30 January 1957, the moudjahidine ambushed a French military convoy at a place known as Ain Es-Sayd, in the municipality of Djemoura, Biskra Wilaya. The operation was led by the moudjahid Senani Khelifa, in the presence of Bougrara Lakhdar, Salami Abderrahmane, Zeli Ibrahim, Abdeli Abdelaziz and Ahmed Karmiche. It was around one o’clock in the afternoon when the military convoy, coming from the village of Béni Souik, reached the area.

The ambush, carefully prepared by the moudjahidine, inflicted heavy losses on the enemy forces, with 35 reported dead and wounded. The casualties were evacuated by helicopter to the city of Biskra and taken to Lavigerie Hospital, now known as Hakim Saâdane Hospital.

At midday the following day, the colonial forces mobilised different military units, surrounded the locality and attempted to enter several homes. Sensing the danger, the inhabitants closed the doors of their houses. The enemy forces then broke down the doors and entered the homes, killing around twelve people, including men, elderly people, women and children. Many inhabitants were also gathered and taken to the regroupment camp.

List of Martyrs

Feras Rahal, his wife and their eight-month-old son;Saâdi Mbareka;Senani Ahmed;Ben Aïcha Mohamed;Kadouri Ahmed;Kesraya Ahmed;Riguet Salah;Riguet Bachir Ben Ali;Ben El Mansour Messaoud;Kaboul El Haouas;Debbab Kadour;Ben Gougga Ali;Rekibi Omar; Chenchouna Tahar (child);Benay Salah;Hazouma Toumi and his pregnant wife, Ferhi Fiala. May God have mercy upon them and grant them a place in His vast Paradise.