Polisario Front

Biden will alter rhetoric, but won’t change course on Western Sahara

US President Biden will risk alienating Morocco, a reliable ally, if it reverses the Trump administration's deal.

Western Sahara's Polisario Front attacks Guerguerat border area

The Saharawi army launched four rockets in the direction of Guerguerat along the security wall that separates Saharawi fighters from Moroccan forces in the desert territory.

US adopts map showing Western Sahara as part of Morocco

The disputed territory of Western Sahara was central to a deal announced by US President Donald Trump, establishing diplomatic ties between Morocco and Israel.

Polisario: Morocco must end 'occupation' of Western Sahara

Polisario Front rebel group that seeks independence for Western Sahara says ongoing fighting will end if Rabat ends its "occupation" of the disputed territory.

Will recent clashes reignite the Morocco-Western Sahara conflict?

Escalating tensions might threaten a three-decade-long ceasefire between Rabat and the Polisario Front, which demands independence from Morocco.

Fighting escalates in Western Sahara despite restraint calls by UN, others

Tensions in the former Spanish colony have sparked concern around the globe, with the United Nations, the African Union, Algeria and Mauritania urging both sides to respect a 1991 ceasefire.

Is Morocco’s exit from Yemen war the beginning of Saudi's isolation?

The Moroccan foreign ministry hinted at a possible withdrawal of its troops from the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, causing tensions between the two kingdoms.

After six years, Western Sahara talks begin with “ice-breaker” meeting

The UN has finally managed to bring Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the region's separatist group Polisario to the negotiating table, hoping to make some progress on the four-decade-long dispute.

Morocco seeks to settle issues with Algeria via direct talks

As Morocco’s king offers to hold direct talks with Algeria, we take a look at the issues that keep the two countries at odds — contentious border issues dating back to French colonisation and the territory of Western Sahara.

Has the Saudi-Iran rivalry reached the Western Sahara region?

Morocco has announced it is cutting ties with Iran, accusing Tehran of weaponising the Polisario Front, an independence movement that has clashed with Rabat for ​Western Sahara for the past four decades.

Morocco to sever ties with Iran over weapons to separatists

The move comes as Morocco accuses Iran of supplying weapons to the separatist Polisario Front that is fighting for the independence of the Western Sahara.

Morocco issues warning over UN buffer zones in Western Sahara

The Morrocan government warned the UN peacekeeping mission for Western Sahara of Polisario Front independence fighters moving into UN-controlled areas but a UN spokesman said the mission has "not observed any movement".