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.
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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 (…)
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 (…)
US and Morocco Plan Major Military Exercise ’African Lion 21’ Amid Pandemic
13 November 2020
The next edition of African Lion 21 comes in a context marked by the Covid-19 health crisis. It is in this framework that Major General Andrew Rohling, Deputy Commander of the (…)
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 (…)
Moroccan Military and Security Officials Deploy to Dakhla Amid Polisario Tensions
10 November 2020
A Moroccan delegation, composed of senior officials from the Royal Armed Forces, the Royal Gendarmerie and the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), arrived on (…)
Morocco’s King Orders Nationwide COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign for Adults
10 November 2020
King Mohammed VI ordered, on Monday, the launch in the coming weeks, of a massive vaccination operation against Covid-19. This decision was made during a working session (…)
Polisario Front Warns Morocco Over Military Presence at Western Sahara Border
9 November 2020
The rift is burning again between Morocco and the Polisario over the presence of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) at the El Guerguerat border crossing. A warning has been issued to (…)
Moroccan Military Mobilizes Near Guerguerat Border Amid Polisario Blockade
9 November 2020
A convoy of several armored vehicles headed, on Friday, towards the Guerguerat area, on the border between Morocco and Mauritania, where a handful of Polisario militiamen are (…)