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January 2022

Frente POLISARIO welcomes the withdrawal of the British company “New Age” from the Saharawi coasts

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London, Jan 12, 2022 (SPS) - The Frente POLISARIO welcomed the announcement of the withdrawal of the British company New Age (African Global Energy) from its exploration activities for oil and gas that it had launched in 2014, following a license granted by the Moroccan occupation authorities, in order to exploit the Foum Ognit oil block, in the occupied city of El Aaiún.

SPLA intensively bombard Moroccan occupation forces positions in the sectors of Smara and Farsía

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Bir Lehlu (Sahrawi Republic), Jan 11, 2022 (SPS) - The Saharawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA)  Tuesday bombed the positions of the Moroccan occupation forces in the sectors of Smara and Farsía in an intense and concentrated manner.
According to War Report No. 425 issued by the Ministry of National Defense, advanced detachments of our army concentrated their bombardments against enemy soldiers in the following positions:
- The Jangat Huría region, in the Smara sector.
- The Rus Udei As-sfaa region, in the Smara sector.

Moroccan forces of repression arrest a young Sahrawi in the occupied city of Smara

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Chahid El-Hafed, Jan 11, 2022 (SPS) - The Moroccan occupation forces arrested Monday in the occupied city of Smara the young Sahrawi Abidín Mohamed Fadel Al-Bar (Mal-lah), who was under an arrest warrant and captures for his participation in the celebrations of the victory of the Algerian national team for the Arab Soccer Cup.

Public Health Ministry announces the results of the week ending current situation of the pandemic in the camps

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Chahid El-Hafed, Jan  11, 2022 (SPS) - The Ministry of Public Health Tuesday announced the results of the current situation of the pandemic in the Sahrawi Refugee Camps for the week ending.
According to information provided by ministry sources, thirteen (13) new cases of COVID-19 have been registered last week, fifty cases have fully recovered and one has died.

Biden called to rescind Trump's declaration on Western Sahara

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Washington, 10 January 2022 (SPS) – The American expert in international law, Stephen Zunes, has called on US President Joe Biden to "immediately" reverse the unilateral decision of his predecessor, Donald Trump, to recognize Morocco's alleged "sovereignty" over Western Sahara, as the "credibility" of the United States and the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination are at stake.

SPLA carries out new attacks against Moroccan occupation forces in Mahbas and Awsard sectors

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Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories), 9 January 2022 (SPS) - Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) on Sunday carried out new attacks against positions of the Moroccan occupation forces in the Mahbas and Awsard sectors, indicated a communiqué of the Ministry of Defense.
According to communiqué 423, units of the Sahrawi Army carried out new attacks against positions of the Moroccan occupation forces in the region of Agrara Fersik in the Mahbas sector and that of Kelb Enos in the Awsard sector.

Security Council called to take concrete measures to settle situation in Western Sahara

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Berlin, 9 January 2022 (SPS) - The representative of the Polisario Front to the United Nations (UN) and the Polisario Front’s coordinator with MINURSO Sidi Mohamed Omar called on the Security Council to take concrete measures to settle the situation in Western Sahara which has experienced a radical change since the resumption of the armed struggle on 13 November 2020, insisting on the need for the Security Council to become aware of the serious consequences of the status quo policy. 

Sahrawi civilian prisoner on warning hunger strike in Morocco

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Kenitra (Morocco), 8 January 2022 (SPS) - Sahrawi civilian prisoner, Abdallah Wali Ahmed Khafouni, within the Agdim Izik group, who is in the Kenitra Central Prison, north of the Moroccan capital, Rabat, embarked Thursday on a 48-hour hunger strike, according to a Sahrawi human rights source.

Personal Envoy for Western Sahara prepares his first tour in region

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New York (UN), 8 January 2022 (SPS) -  The UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, is preparing his first tour of the region, according to Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Mr. Dujarric's remarks indicated that Mr. De Mistura is preparing his first tour in the region, stressing that "the latter is in contact with the two parties concerned, namely the Polisario Front and Morocco".

Saharawi army attacks the enemy positions with concentrated bombardments on the Hauza sector

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Bir Lehlu (Sahrawi Republic), Jan 06, 2022 (SPS) - The Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) attacked Thursday the positions of the Moroccan occupation army with concentrated bombings on the Hauza sector.
According to War Report No. 420 made by the Ministry of National Defense, advanced units of our army concentrated their bombardments on the aforementioned sector, particularly the regions of Bin Zakka, Rus Lagseibiyin, on two consecutive occasions, and Fadrat Al-Ich.

SPLA concentrates its bombardments against occupation forces in sectors of Farsía and Mahbes

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Bir Lehlu (Saharawi Republic), Jan 5, 2022 (SPS) - The units of the Saharawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) have concentrated their bombardments Wednesday against the Moroccan occupation forces positioned in the sectors of Farsía and Mahbes.
According to War Report No. 419 of the Ministry of National Defense, advance detachments of our army attacked various targets of enemy forces in entrenched positions in the Rus Bin Amera region, on two consecutive occasions.

Commission of the Mothers of the Fifteen Missing Youth sends letters to international organizations requesting to discover their whereabouts

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Occupied Aaiun, Jan 5, 2022 (SPS) - The Commission of the Mothers of the Fifteen Missing Youth sent several letters this week to international agencies, organizations and officials requesting to discover the whereabouts of these young Sahrawis, which Morocco continues maneuvering to hide, sixteen years after their disappearance.

Saharawi prisoner Abdallah Abbahah deprived of medical care by the Moroccan prison administration

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Occupied Aaiun , Jan 4, 2022 (SPS) -  The Saharawi prisoner, Sidi Abdallah Ahmed Sidi Abbahah, suffers from several health problems while the administration of the Moroccan prison of Tifelt 2, east of Rabat, where he is detained, continues to deprive him of his right to medical care and treatment.
In a statement to the APS, Souad Abbahah, sister of the detainee, said that "his brother is suffering martyrdom behind bars in Tifelt 2 prison where he is deprived of his most basic rights such as medical care".

SPLA launch new attacks against occupation forces in Mahbes sector

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Bir Lehlu (Sahrawi Republic), Jan 4, 2022 (SPS) - The units of the Saharawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) today launched new attacks against the entrenchments of the Moroccan occupation forces in the Mahbes sector.
According to War Report No. 418 of the Ministry of National Defense, detachments of our army carried out concentrated bombardments against the occupation forces positioned in the Laagad region, Mahbes sector.

Public Health Ministry announces the weekly epidemiological situation

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Chahid El Hafed, Jan 04, 2022 (SPS)- The Ministry of Public Health announced the outcome of the epidemiological situation during the past week, where it recorded 23 cases infected with the new Corona virus, 01 cases of recovery and 01 deaths during the past week, bringing the total cases infected with the Corona virus to 1894 cases. Confirmed, 1745 of them have recovered, and 79 have died.SPS
125/090/TRA
 

New attacks by SPLA against forces of Moroccan occupier

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Bir Lahlou, 3 January 2022 (SPS) - Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) have carried out new attacks against the forces of the Moroccan occupier in the Al Mahbas sector, the Ministry of Defense indicated on Monday in its military communiqué No. 417.
According to the communiqué, "SPLA units bombarded the soldiers of the Moroccan occupier in the Oudi Edamrane area in the Al Mahbas sector."

Prime Minister chairs cabinet meeting

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Shahid Al-Hafed, 2 January 2022 (SPS) -  Prime Minister, Bushraya Hamoudi Bayoun, on Sunday chaired a meeting of the Council of Government at the Prime Ministry's headquarters.
The meeting was devoted to responding to questions from members of the National Council (Parliament) on assessing the government's 2021 program.

SPLA bombards entrenchments of Moroccan occupation soldiers in Mahbas sector

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Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories), 1 January 2022 (SPS) - Advanced units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) bombed sites of the Moroccan occupation forces entrenched behind the berm in the two regions of Laâked and Amitir Lemkhinza in the sector of Mahbas, according to the military communiqué No. 415 of the Ministry of Defence.
According to the communiqué, "advanced units of the SPLA intensified Saturday their bombardment on the entrenchments of soldiers of the Moroccan occupation in the region of Laâked in the sector of Mahbas".