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The UN mission to the Sahara, MINURSO, adheres with the longstanding practice of holding meetings with the Polisario in Rabouni, Algeria, said UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. Speaking to reporters at the daily briefing Thursday, Dujarric said that since the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Colin Stewart, took over his duties at the head of the […]
Polisario militiamen have fired warning shots at members of the UN mission to the Sahara, MINURSO, which was conducting a patrol east of the Moroccan-built security wall in the demilitarized area, said UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. Speaking to reporters at the daily briefing, Dujarric said that the MINURSO confirmed that they were fired at and […]
The UN Security Council is reportedly planning to confine the Polisario militias to Tindouf to force them abide by the UN ceasefire agreements of 1991 and respect the demilitarized zone in the Moroccan Sahara. Actually, the separatist front has been conducting incursions in the buffer zone for 27 years, in complete violation of the 1991 […]
Algerian officials have for decades indulged in statements claiming that they are not involved in the Sahara conflict. The crash of a plane bound-for the Polisairo-run Tindouf, killing 257 soldiers including Polisairo members, is a further evidence of Algiers military support to the separatist group. The killed Polisario members include former key leaders and officials […]
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita is currently touring a number of European capitals to explain to his interlocutors the latest developments of the Sahara issue, following the incursions of the Algeria-backed Polisario in the buffer zone, east of the Moroccan defense berm. Bourita’s talks are also covering ways to strengthen partnership between Morocco and the […]
An Algerian military aircraft crashed Wednesday killing 257 soldiers, including 26 Polisario members, Algerian officials said. The Russian Ilyushin model military plane was bound for Tindouf, the rear-base offered by the Algerian regime to the Polisario separatists, and planned a stop over in Bechar, Algerian media outlets said. The incident happened shortly after the aircraft […]
Morocco had reportedly warned Algeria of an imminent military action to evict the Polisario separatists from the buffer zone, east of the Moroccan security wall, the Middle East Eye Said. French Ambassador to Algiers was said to have channeled the warning to Algerian authorities as the Polisario indulges in repetitive incursions in the north east […]
The rising tension between Morocco and the Algerian-backed Polisario is threatening peace and stability in a region already struggling to curb the surge of terrorist groups. Algeria, keen to have an outlet into the Atlantic Ocean, has hosted and armed the Polisario separatists in the early 1970s and pushed them to declare “an independent republic”. […]
All Moroccan parties from across the spectrum will hold a rally in Laayoune Sunday and Monday to underscore the unanimity of the Moroccan people to defend the territorial integrity of the Kingdom in the face of the provocations of the Algerian-backed Polisario separatists. The initiative will send a strong message to the regional and international […]
The recent incursions in the UN-monitored buffer zone in the Sahara territory by the Algerian-backed Polisario separatists triggered a firm response from Morocco, which declared that all options are now on the table including a military response. The Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita is not mincing his words. At the UN, he met Antonio Guterres […]