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Basque Country’s MPs, Ombudsman denounce polisario’s human rights violations

The Speaker and Members of the Regional Parliament of the Basque Country have vigorously denounced, Wednesday in Vitoria Gasteiz, the serious violations of human rights perpetrated by the Polisario against the Sahrawi populations sequestered in the Tindouf camps. This came at a meeting held at the headquarters of the Basque Regional Parliament with visiting civil […]

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Bolivia: With the downfall of Evo Morales, Polisario loses another ally

The polisario leaders must feel cornered, completely isolated and crushed as their Algerian masters are fighting for their own survival while their international allies are falling and crumbling one after another. The latest of these allies is Evo Morales, the former president of Bolivia who fled on Tuesday to Mexico after stepping down under pressure […]

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Storm still blowing on Tindouf camps following circulation of intimate photos of opponent’s wife

The circulation of intimate photos of Mrs Olaya Saadi, spouse of Polisario’s opponent Fadel Breika, in detention since last June, triggered a crisis within the separatist front’s leadership, torn apart between those who call for an investigation in the scandal and those who oppose such a move. The indignation and anger of Sahrawi tribes, particularly […]

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Algeria unhappy with Security Council Resolution on Sahara

Algeria expressed its resentment about the recent UN Security Council resolution on the Sahara which confirmed Algiers’ role in the conflict. Resolution 2494 extends the mandate of the UN mission in the Sahara MINURSO by another year breaking away with a short interruption in which its mandate was only renewed by six months under pressure […]

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Sahara: Security Council reiterates “concern” over Polisario violations of military agreements

The UN Security Council reiterated on Wednesday its “concern” over the Polisario’s violations of military agreements in the Sahara, and urged the separatist movement to respect the “commitments” it made in this regard to the former UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy Horst Köhler. The Security Council reaffirms, in resolution 2494 adopted on Wednesday, “the importance of […]

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Polisario fears its days are numbered as senior Algerian politicians demand an end to lavish spending

Former Secretary General of Algeria’s all-powerful FLN party, Amaar Saadani, voiced the discontent within the Algerian political class regarding the blind support and lavish spending on the separatist Polisario front. The former number 3 in state apparatus told TSA news outlet that the Sahara has always been Moroccan and that the Polisario is a waste […]

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Morocco’s army denies having talks with Polisario separatists

Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces made it clear that they have never undertaken nor will it enter into dialogue with the Polisario front, a military source told the Moroccan news agency MAP. The denial came after several outlets misinterpreted a UN Secretary General report on the Sahara on bilateral working and coordination mechanisms. “Following a misinterpretation […]

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UN Secretary General issues Sahara report rebuking Polisario

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres presented a new report on the Sahara in which he didn’t shy away from pinning responsibility on the polisario for hindering the peace process through its obstructing the mission of the UN mission in the region, the MINURSO. The UN chief called on the Polisario to comply with its commitments […]

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US offers $5 million reward to catch ex-Polisario member, IS leader in Sahel

The US authorities announced on Friday a $5 million reward for information leading to the location, the identification, the arrest or conviction of Adnan Abou Walid al-Sahraoui, an ex-member of the Algeria-backed polisario separatist front and current chief of ISIS in Great Sahara (ISIS-GS) that killed four Green Berets in a 2017 ambush in Niger. […]

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Cracks widen in Polisario’s edifice as militiamen defect to Morocco

The Polisario separatist militias are more frail than ever with the increase in defections within their ranks and the weakening of their paymaster Algeria, which has been grappled with pro-democracy protests for months. A new nail adds to the Polisario’s coffin with the return to Morocco of Salamu Bellal and Mohamed Hamdi Bouchelka both officers […]