Morocco Destroys Over 96,000 Landmines in Sahara Region, Ambassador Reports

The demining operation has been undertaken by the Royal Armed Forces since 1975 in order to "reduce the impact" of mines and war remnants on the population, the ambassador said in Oslo. She highlighted all the efforts made by Morocco since 2007, by strengthening demining operations through a large-scale clearance campaign.

Despite this, the Kingdom continues to count the victims of anti-personnel mines and war remnants. A total of 2,670 victims, including 812 deaths, have been recorded in the southern provinces of the Kingdom from 1975 to October 31, 2019, the diplomat said.

For Lamia Radi, it is clear that Morocco continues its demining and destruction operations in accordance with its international commitments, in particular the agreement signed in 1999 with MINURSO.