Polisario Front - Wikipedia
The Polisario Front is led by a Secretary General. The first Secretary General was Brahim Gali, [14] replaced in 1974 by El-Ouali at the II Congress of the Polisario Front, followed by Mahfoud Ali Beiba as Interim Secretary General upon his death. In 1976, Mohamed Abdelaziz was elected at the III Congress of the Polisario, and held the post ...
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.
Over the past two years the Poli- sario has accumulated an impressive modern inven- tory of heavy armaments; its holding of medium tanks, for example, equals about 70 percent of the Moroccan Army's inventory. The Polisario is probably not yet well prepared for larger, conventional-style operations.
Until late January, when Morocco began extensive sweep operations against the guerrillas, the Front held several towns. The Polisario has since been forced to abandon virtually all of its fixed strongpoints in the Sahara, but the Front continues to wage guerrilla warfare in the more remote desert regions of the interior.
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.
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...
Decolonization’s Last Stand in the Sahara – Foreign Policy
Jun 24, 2023 · How the Polisario Front’s 50-year war for independence is escalating a battle over a territory long disputed—and feeding a broader crisis.
50 years of struggles and victories of the Polisario Front
May 27, 2023 · Today, May 10, marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro (Polisario), the legitimate representative of the Saharawi people in their struggle for self-determination.
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.
The Sahara War 1975-1991
Sporadic fighting developed between Moroccan forces and guerrillas of the Saharawi insurgency, the Polisario Front (from Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Río de Oro), which was supported by and based in Algeria.