Morocco
Morocco Builds 14km Security Wall Along Mauritania Border Near Guerguerat
On the instructions of King Mohammed VI , the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) have erected a security wall along the border with Mauritania over a distance of 14km.
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Guerguerat
Morocco
Morocco's Military Clears Guerguerat Border Crossing, Ousting Polisario Militiamen
On the instructions of King Mohammed VI , Chief of the General Staff and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) provided a "definitive" solution to the blockade of the Guerguerat border crossing on Friday, November 13. The military intervention allowed to rout about sixty Polisario militiamen.
Morocco
Polisario Front Appeals to UN Over Morocco's Military Action in Western Sahara
Following the military operation launched by Morocco in the Guerguerat buffer zone, Ibrahim Ghali, the Secretary General, wrote to the UN Secretary-General and the Security Council.
Morocco
Polisario Front Declares End to Ceasefire with Morocco over Western Sahara Dispute
The Polisario claims that its army has begun to respond with the required firmness to the military operation launched by Morocco in the buffer zone of Guerguerat .
Morocco
Moroccan Forces Secure Guerguarate Border Zone Amid Polisario Tensions
Faced with Polisario provocations in Guerguarate, the Royal Armed Forces deployed a security cordon in the early hours of Friday in the buffer zone to secure the flow of goods and people. They managed to take control of the situation.
Morocco
Mauritania Charters Ships to Combat Fruit and Vegetable Shortage Amid Border Closure
Faced with the shortage and high prices of fruits and vegetables imported from Morocco, the Mauritanian government has chartered ships to supply the markets. Prices of these products have risen sharply in recent days.
Morocco
UN Peacekeepers Evacuate Western Sahara Buffer Zone Amid Rising Tensions
The elements of the Minurso are preparing to leave the buffer zone towards the Canary Islands. The United Nations would have addressed a request to Spain, in anticipation of a conflict between Morocco and the Polisario .
Morocco
Tensions Escalate in Guerguerat as Morocco Bolsters Security Amid Polisario Provocations
"The situation in the Guerguerat area can degenerate at any time." For the specialist in military and defense issues, Abderrahmane El Mekkaoui, the acts of provocation by the Polisario violate international conventions, and Morocco is aware of the seriousness of the situation.
Morocco
Polisario Front Warns of War, Accuses Morocco of Military Escalation in Western Sahara
"Mr. Lahbib, a member of the Polisario, also the Sahrawi Minister" of Defense accuses Morocco of wanting to destabilize the Guerguerat region and threatens to violate the 1991 ceasefire agreement. The UN is also in his sights.
Morocco
Stranded Moroccan Truckers Plea for Help at Blocked Guerguerat Border Crossing
200 truck drivers, direct victims of the closure of the Guerguerat crossing, have issued a distress call to the United Nations and the authorities of Morocco and Mauritania. The Moroccans have been blocked in Mauritania for more than three weeks.
Morocco
Moroccan Military Mobilizes Near Guerguerat Border Amid Polisario Blockade
A convoy of several armored vehicles headed, on Friday, towards the Guerguerat area, on the border between Morocco and Mauritania, where a handful of Polisario militiamen are preventing the circulation of trucks.
Morocco
Fruit and Vegetable Prices Surge in Mauritania as Morocco Border Closure Disrupts Supply
In recent days, fruits and vegetables have been sold at exorbitant prices in the markets of Nouakchott. This is the consequence of the closure for three weeks of the only crossing point between Mauritania and Morocco, its biggest supplier.