Polisario leader’s son killed Moroccan drone strike

The separatist movement has confirmed the loss of three of its members east of the Moroccan defensive wall. Among the victims of this air operation is the son of the organization’s former historic leader. According to the sparse details released by the Front, their convoy was intercepted and neutralized at the precise moment when the group was coordinating armed operations against Moroccan troops.

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This loss brutally weakens the leadership apparatus of a figure groomed for the highest responsibilities. A fervent advocate of military confrontation since the ceasefire breakdown in 2020, the man had been climbing the ranks steadily. In 2024, Brahim Ghali had directly placed him in command of the "reserve army." This strategic appointment followed his double election, during the Tindouf congress in January 2023, to the general secretariat and the defense commission.

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His current influence stemmed from an established and carefully planned security foundation. Trained at the Algerian military academy in Cherchell, he had benefited from his father’s protection, who led the organization for four decades until his death in 2016. As early as 2013, his father had placed him at the head of one of their best-equipped internal gendarmerie units, laying the first foundations for his political rise.