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  • Collapse of Western Sahara ceasefire threatens prospect of a peaceful solution to 45-year long conflict

    Renewed fighting in Western Sahara between the Frente Polisario and Morocco after a 29-year ceasefire threatens regional stability and renews fears for the security and future of Sahrawi refugees – most of whom have been displaced since 1975. Over 173,000 Sahrawis live in the Sahara Desert near Tindouf, Algeria, and are almost entirely dependent upon aid to survive. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated chronic hunger and poverty in the camps since March.

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    Tags : Western Sahara, Morocco, Frente Polisario,

  • Western Saharan rebels launch attacks on Moroccan troops

    The Polisario Front, the organisation seeking independence for the disputed territory of Western Sahara, said this weekend it had launched attacks on Moroccan forces after ending a 30-year ceasefire. The rebel group, which is backed by neighbouring Algeria, said on Saturday that “attacks of the Sahrawi People’s Liberation Army units continue against various hiding places of the Moroccan enemy along its positions in the occupied parts of the Sahrawi territory, causing loss of lives and equipments and disrupting its military plans”.

    Read more from the source : Financial Times

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Tags : Western Sahara, Morocco, Frente Polisario,