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Morocco: Additional Victims of Human Rights Abuses between 1956 and 1999 to Receive Compensations

Morocco’s National Council of Human Rights (CNDH) has decided to grant compensations to dozens of people, including civilian victims abducted by the Polisario. According to a statement released this Sunday (August 4), the National Council of Human Rights (CNDH) will issue next Tuesday and Wednesday (August 6 and 7) arbitral decisions in favor of several […]

UN/Sahara: Gambia & Comoro Islands Reaffirm Steadfast Backing to Morocco’s Autonomy Plan & Territorial Integrity

Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has reiterated at the United Nations his country’s strong support for Morocco’s autonomy plan offered for a lasting and peaceful resolution of the Sahara regional conflict. In his speech made Thursday at the ongoing 77th session of UN General Assembly convening in New York, Mr. Barrow said the Government of Gambia […]

African Lion 2021: US deploys HIMRAS rocket launchers in military drills in Moroccan Sahara

The US has tested the HIMRAS rocket launchers in the African Lion drills co-held with Morocco in the area of Mahbes in the Sahara region. Media showed HIMRAS launchers firing multiple rockets in Mahbes area, only 40 kilometers away from the rear base of the Polisario separatist militias in Algeria. HIMRAS system carries six rockets […]