Algerian El Baraka Association, which has been blacklisted by the United States for its ties with Hamas terror organization, has deployed a humanitarian operation in Tindouf camps, sounding the alarm bell of international counter-terrorism agencies.
The poor staging of the Algerian story does not hold up under a basic scrutiny as Algerians cannot afford donate staple foods which they badly need themselves.
Furthermore, the humanitarian aid intended for the Sahrawis in Tindouf camps is usually diverted and resold on the black market to boost the Polisario’s finances as shown by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).
Algerian and Polisario media platforms say El Baraka is delivering foodstuffs to Tindouf camps inhabitants, but some experts remain sceptical about the endgame of such a move, while others say the humanitarian operation may have been used as a cover to deliver Polisario militias weapons.
The timing of the operation is raising suspicion. It comes as the U.S. Congress is intensifying pressure for the designation of the Polisario a terrorist organization amid the US-administration push to end the Sahara conflict this year.
El Baraka has been sanctioned by the United States for diverting funds intended for humanitarian causes to fund Hamas’s Military Wing and its terrorist activities.
