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Bookmark or Share- The Western Sahara conflict: A fragile path to negotiationsThe conflict between Morocco and the Western Sahara’s pro-independence Polisario Front goes back to the end of Spanish colonial rule. It was ignited in 1975 after Spain relinquished control of Spanish Sahara, later known as Western Sahara.
- The Polisario Front, Morocco, and the Western Sahara ConflictIn 1976, the Polisario Front, recognized by the United Nations as the only legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, announced (from exile in Algeria) the establishment of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) as an independent state.
- Western Sahara War - WikipediaThe Western Sahara War (Arabic: حرب الصحراء الغربية, French: Guerre du Sahara occidental, Spanish: Guerra del Sáhara Occidental) was an armed struggle between the Sahrawi indigenous Polisario Front and Morocco from 1975 to 1991 (and Mauritania from 1975 to 1979), being the most significant phase of the Western Sahara conflict.
- Is One of Africa’s Oldest Conflicts Finally Nearing Its End?An indigenous Sahrawi rebel group, called the Polisario Front, waged a guerrilla war for independence. In 1991, after sixteen years of conflict, the two sides agreed to a ceasefire.
- Polisario Front - WikipediaOn 1 May 1977, the Polisario Front raided the city of Zouerate, Mauritania, kidnapping six French iron mining technicians and killing two civilians. [10] The Polisario abducted two more civilians in October. [11][12] They were freed in December. [13] Its first Secretary General was Brahim Gali. [14]
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