Morocco-Polisario Tensions Escalate: France Urges Restraint in Western Sahara
15 November 2020
Faced with the resurgence of tensions between Morocco and the Polisario, France calls for "doing everything to avoid escalation" in the Sahara.
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Morocco Builds 14km Security Wall Along Mauritania Border Near Guerguerat
15 November 2020
On the instructions of King Mohammed VI, the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) have erected a security wall along the border with Mauritania over a distance of 14km.
Morocco’s Military Clears Guerguerat Border Crossing, Ousting Polisario Militiamen
14 November 2020
On the instructions of King Mohammed VI, Chief of the General Staff and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) provided a "definitive" solution to (…)
Polisario Front Appeals to UN Over Morocco’s Military Action in Western Sahara
14 November 2020
Following the military operation launched by Morocco in the Guerguerat buffer zone, Ibrahim Ghali, the Secretary General, wrote to the UN Secretary-General and the Security (…)
Polisario Front Declares End to Ceasefire with Morocco over Western Sahara Dispute
13 November 2020
The Polisario claims that its army has begun to respond with the required firmness to the military operation launched by Morocco in the buffer zone of Guerguerat.
Moroccan Forces Secure Guerguarate Border Zone Amid Polisario Tensions
13 November 2020
Faced with Polisario provocations in Guerguarate, the Royal Armed Forces deployed a security cordon in the early hours of Friday in the buffer zone to secure the flow of goods (…)
Mauritania Charters Ships to Combat Fruit and Vegetable Shortage Amid Border Closure
12 November 2020
Faced with the shortage and high prices of fruits and vegetables imported from Morocco, the Mauritanian government has chartered ships to supply the markets. Prices of these (…)
UN Peacekeepers Evacuate Western Sahara Buffer Zone Amid Rising Tensions
12 November 2020
The elements of the Minurso are preparing to leave the buffer zone towards the Canary Islands. The United Nations would have addressed a request to Spain, in anticipation of a (…)
Tensions Escalate in Guerguerat as Morocco Bolsters Security Amid Polisario Provocations
12 November 2020
"The situation in the Guerguerat area can degenerate at any time." For the specialist in military and defense issues, Abderrahmane El Mekkaoui, the acts of provocation by the (…)
Polisario Front Warns of War, Accuses Morocco of Military Escalation in Western Sahara
12 November 2020
"Mr. Lahbib, a member of the Polisario, also the Sahrawi Minister" of Defense accuses Morocco of wanting to destabilize the Guerguerat region and threatens to violate the 1991 (…)