How Trump administration undermined Western Sahara youth’s hopes of self-rule from Morocco

How Trump administration undermined Western Sahara youth’s hopes of self-rule from Morocco

Western Sahara liberation movement, the Polisario Front’s hopes for independence suffered a major blow last year when the US in the waning days of the Trump administration backed Morocco’s claim to the territory, as part of efforts to get Morocco to recognise Israel. Other countries, including the Polisario’s main ally...

Read more
After 30 years in limbo Western Sahara’s liberation movement takes up arms against Morocco

After 30 years in limbo Western Sahara’s liberation movement takes up arms against Morocco

As a glowing sun sank behind the sandy barrier that cuts across the disputed territory of Western Sahara, Sidati Ahmed’s battalion launched two missiles that sizzled through the air and then followed with an artillery attack. Within minutes, a barrage of mortar shells flew in the opposite direction, from Moroccan...

Read more