The Ksar Ich region, in the province of Figuig, experienced a new deployment of the Algerian army this Thursday. The residents denounce provocations, including fires and an incursion beyond the demarcation line, without an official reaction from Rabat.
Tensions are rising on the eastern border of the Kingdom. According to journalist and activist Oualid Kébir, elements of the Algerian border guards have carried out an incursion , this Wednesday morning, inside Moroccan territory at the locality of Ich, in the province of Figuig.
New tensions have erupted at the Moroccan-Algerian border after warning shots fired by the Algerian army near farmers in Figuig . The residents denounce intimidation tactics and an attempt to unilaterally redefine the border line.
Algerian soldiers opened fire on Monday near the Moroccan border, close to Ksar Ich, causing panic among the residents . This incident, described as a provocation by civil society, has led to the preventive deployment of the Royal Armed Forces.