The rockets used in the attacks carried out on Sunday against civilians in Smara, in the Moroccan Sahara, would be Russian Katyusha or Grad models of the latest generation, similar to those used by the Polisario militias against the Moroccan Armed Forces.
The Polisario denies having carried out an attack on the city of Smara, in the Moroccan Sahara, but admits to having bombed several sites in the area.
The Polisario Front claimed on Monday at the UN the attack of last Saturday against the city of Smara, in the Moroccan Sahara, stating that it is "at war against the Moroccan occupation forces".
A young man on vacation in Morocco died in the military operation that the Polisario, protected by Algeria, claims to have carried out on Sunday in the city of Es-Semara. His name is Hamza Jeaifri.
Suspicions about the involvement of the Polisario, protected by Algeria, in the attacks on Es-Semara are confirmed. The movement claimed overnight on Sunday a military operation targeting the sectors of Mahbès, Es-Semara and Farsia. These attacks come on the eve of the adoption of the Security Council resolution on the Sahara.
Morocco faced an exceptionally hot year in 2022, thus setting a new heat record since the beginning of weather observations. According to a report from the Directorate General of Meteorology, the average temperature increased by 1.63 degrees Celsius above the normal for the period 1981-2010.
A local source denied any bombing targeting Smara following the release of images of explosions that allegedly occurred in the vicinity of the city in the Moroccan Sahara on Saturday.
An auxiliary forces agent attempted to take his own life on Saturday in a camp in Smara, shooting himself with his service weapon. The man was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Five individuals suspected of having fired shots in Amgala, 37 kilometers as the crow flies from Smara , towards the end of last month, were finally apprehended by the Royal Armed Forces .
The Moroccan authorities on Tuesday banned the entry into Smara, a city located in the Moroccan Sahara, of a French national known for his positions in favor of the Polisario.