July 2022

Birlahlou (Liberated Territories), 31 July 2022 (SPS) - Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) carried out new attacks against positions of the Moroccan occupying forces in the sectors of Haouza and Mahbès, indicated Sunday the Ministry of Defense.
According to communiqué N 599, "SPLA units carried out attacks targeting the entrenchments of the Moroccan occupying forces in the area of Fedrat Tarkent in the sector of Haouza, as well as in the areas of Laâked and Akouiret Ould Bilal in the sector of Mahbes.

Riano (Rome), 31 July 2022 (SPS) - The Italian authorities in various regions continue to receive Sahrawi minors continue as part of “Holidays in Peace” program.
After two years of suspension, due to the pandemic, the program "Holidays in Peace" is back, thanks to which this year a hundred Sahrawi children can enjoy their summer vacations, hosted by Italian families.

Shahid El-Hafid (refugee camps), 30 July 2022 (SPS) - A delegation of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) arrived Friday in the Sahrawi refugee camps, as part of a two-day working visit to the institutions of the Sahrawi Republic.

Windhoek (Namibia), 29 July 2022 (SPS) – H.E. Hamdi Jalil Mayara presented his credentials to the Namibian President, HE. Hage Geingob, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Saharawi Republic to the Republic of Namibia.
During the ceremony that took place yesterday in the presidential palace, the Namibian president renewed his country's firm support for the struggle of the Saharawi people and their right to freedom and independence.

Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire), 29, July 2022 (SPS) – The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) participated Thursday in a meeting of the African Union (AU) on evaluation tools for distance education in Africa .

Bir Lehlu (Sahrawi Republic), 27, July 2022 (SPS) – The units of the Saharawi People Liberation Army (SPLA) have bombed Wednesday the positions of the Moroccan occupation forces, causing enormous human and material losses in their ranks.

Gaborone (Botswana) 27 July 2022 (SPS)- Gaborone City Mayor, His Worship Austin Abraham, paid a Courtesy Call to the Saharawi Embassy in Gaborone,Today morning, where he met with the Ambassador of the Saharawi Republic in Botswana and Permanent Representative to SADC, Mr. Malainin Mohamed.

Gaborone (Botswana) 26 July 2022 (SPS)- The National Elective Congress of Botswana National Front (BNF) expressed its resolution to continue condemning the Moroccan occupation of parts of Western Sahara, and supports Saharawi people’s right to self-determination.
The Congress held last 16 to 19 July, adopted a resolution in which it “continues to condemn the colonisation of the peoples of the Republic of Western Sahara by Morocco and stand with the oppressed masses therein in their struggle for political and economic self-determination.”

Birlahlou (Liberated Territories), 24 July 2022 (SPS) - Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) carried out, on Sunday, new attacks against the entrenchments of the Moroccan occupation forces in the sectors of Mahbes and Auserd, indicated the Ministry of Defense in its communiqué N 592.
According to the communiqué, "Sahrawi Army units have targeted the positions of the Moroccan occupation forces in the regions of Oudi Adhamrane and Agrarat Fersik (Mahbes) as well as Guelb Ennos (Auserd).

Algiers, 24 July 2022 (SPS) - Personal envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, has canceled his trip to the occupied Sahrawi cities because Moroccan authorities wanted to impose on him "puppet" interlocutors, said Sunday the special envoy in charge of the Western Sahara issue and Maghreb countries, Amar Belani, calling the decision of the Italian-Swedish diplomat "honorable."

Birlahlu, 24 July 2022 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the POLISARIO Front, Mr Brahim Gali, sent a message of congratulations to the President of the Republic of Nicaragua, H.E Daniel Ortega Saavedra, on the occasion of the celebrations of the 43rd Anniversary of the Sandinista People's Revolution.

Washington, 23 July 2022 (SPS) - Republican Senator Jim Inhofe called on the Biden administration to find another venue for the annual U.S. military exercise "African Lion" that Morocco used to host, because of Rabat's "lack of willingness and seriousness" to resolve the Western Sahara issue.

Moscow (The Russian Federation) 23 July 2022 (SPS)- The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, stressed in an article published on several African websites, Friday, under the title "Russia and Africa: a future-bound partnership", that his country supports the completion of the decolonization of the African continent, stressing the need to respect the United Nations Charter in international relations.

Bir Lehlu (Saharawi Republic), 21, July 2022 (SPS) - The Units of the Saharawi People Liberation Army (SPLA) have concentrated Thursday their attacks against the enemy forces in the Mahbes sector.
According to War Report No. 590 made public by the Ministry of National Defense, advance detachments of the SPLA launched intense and concentrated bombardments against the positions of soldiers of the occupying forces entrenched in the Um Lagti and Asluguiyat Acheidmiya regions, in the Mahbes sector.

Nairobi (Kenya) 21, July 2022 (SPS) – The Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) participated in the consultations held Wednesday to address the African Union (AU) Strategy for Digital Education.
Represented by the Head of African Affairs in the Ministry of Education, Salek Deid, the Saharawi Republic participated in this virtual event organized by the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation of the African Union to analyze the current situation of digital education in the continent and implement the continental strategy in this context.SPS

Bir Lehlou (Saharawi Republic) 20 July 2022 (SPS)- The President of the Saharawi Republic and Secretary General of Frente Polisario, Brahim Ghali, presented deep condolences to the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, on the passing of the Deputy Secretary General of the African National Congress, Mrs. Jasmine Duarte.
In a letter addressed to his counterpart last Sunday, the Saharawi President extended to President Ramaphosa “and to the family and comrades of the deceased our most heartfelt condolences and deepest sympathies at this painful time.”

Bir Lehlu (Saharawi Republic), 19, July 2022 (SPS) - Units of the Saharawi People Liberation Army (SPLA) attacked Tuesday several targets of the Moroccan occupation forces in the Um Dreiga sector on, leaving considerable human and material losses in their ranks.
According to War Report No. 588 of the Ministry of National Defense, forward detachments of our army launched intense bombardments against enemy positions in the Azamul Um Jamla region, in the Um Dreiga sector.

Birlahlou (liberated territories), 18 July 2022 (SPS) - Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) carried out Monday new attacks against the positions of Moroccan occupation soldiers in the Hawza sector, according to military statement No. 587 issued by the Ministry of Defense.
The statement indicated that, the SPLA “targeted the positions of the occupation soldiers in the area of Ross Dirt in the Hawza sector.”

Shahid Al Hafid, 18 July 2022 (SPS) – The Permanent Office of the Polisario Front National Secretariat has welcomed with satisfaction the "sovereign" decision of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) which insisted, from Lusaka (Zambia), on the unity and cohesion of the pan-African organization, especially with regard to the involvement of all member states in its partnerships with other states and organizations.

New York (United Nations), 17 July 2022 (SPS) - Permanent Representative of Algeria to the UN, Nadir Larbaoui, in a scathing response published by the Security Council, dismantled and swept aside the false and misleading allegations made by the Moroccan representative in New York, and recalled the historical truths and fundamentals of the conflict in Western Sahara.