Washington, 7 January 2023 (SPS) - The war between the Sahrawi Army and the Moroccan occupying forces in Western Sahara has intensified in recent days, and the Sahrawi people, who are subjected to acts of violence, remain determined to liberate all their territories, according to the international website Peoples Dispatch.
The site specialized in supporting liberation movements worldwide said, in an article published recently, that the Moroccan occupying forces “have come under repeated bombardment by the Sahrawi People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) which is struggling to liberate all its territories,” underlining that the territory of Western Sahara is classified by the United Nations as among the last countries still awaiting decolonization.
The Sahrawi Army’s attacks against the Moroccan occupying forces continue along the sand wall since the resumption of the war for the liberation of Western Sahara following the violation by Morocco, on 13 November 2020, of the ceasefire agreement signed between the two sides, according to the article.
The ceasefire agreement was signed in 1991 after the UN Security Council established the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) with the promise of fulfilling the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination. However, backed by some international powers, Morocco shirked its commitments, underlined the source.
The wall, constructed by the Moroccan occupier, stretches over 2700 km. It separates the territories occupied by Morocco from the territories liberated by the Polisario Front, recognized by the UN General Assembly as the only legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people.
Seven million landmines are buried along this wall, according to Peoples Dispatch.
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