Polisario Front - Wikipedia
Gathering of Polisario troops, near Tifariti (Western Sahara), celebrating the 32nd anniversary of the Polisario Front. The Polisario Front is a Sahrawi nationalist and Arab socialist [1] organization, whose main goal is the independence of Western Sahara from Moroccan occupation.
Polisario Front | Conflict, History, Movement, & Rebel Group
3 days ago · Polisario Front, politico-military organization in Western Sahara seeking independence. It began as an insurgency against Spanish control and later fought against Moroccan control. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) was established by the Polisario Front as a government-in-exile.
Decolonization’s Last Stand in the Sahara – Foreign Policy
Jun 24, 2023 · There have been documented drone strikes in Polisario-controlled Western Sahara, and the Polisario Front claims that its forces are regularly targeted by Moroccan air power.
Western Sahara: Who are the Polisario Front and what do they …
Nov 17, 2020 · On November 13, Morrocan soldiers entered the United Nations buffer zone near Guerguerat that separates Western Saharan territory controlled by Rabat from the “liberated zone” controlled by the...
UN envoy proposes partition of Western Sahara between Morocco and Polisario
3 days ago · Staffan de Mistura, the UN envoy to Western Sahara, proposed dividing the disputed territory between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front as a potential solution to the long-running ...
UN envoy proposes Western Sahara partition plan | Reuters
4 days ago · The U.N. envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, has floated the idea of dividing the territory between Morocco and the Polisario front as a solution to the near five-decades-old dispute ...
The Polisario Front, Morocco, and the Western Sahara Conflict
Jun 22, 2021 · In 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.
Polisario Front commits to peace before UN envoy but does not …
Oct 3, 2024 · The Polisario Front is a nationalist liberation movement that seeks to establish an Arab Democratic Republic for the Sahrawi people through self-determination and armed resistance in the...
The Western Sahara conflict: A fragile path to negotiations
Aug 3, 2023 · The 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.
France shifts Western Sahara stance, seeking closer ties with …
Jul 30, 2024 · The shift deals a blow to the pro-independence Polisario Front, which has for decades claimed to be the legitimate representative of the indigenous Sahrawi people.