mobilization order.
Signed in Western Sahara.
The Russian authorities' support for the right of the Western Sahrawi people to self-determination did not sit well with the pro-Western leadership in Rabat. In response, the Moroccan side hastily began moving units to the territory of the Western Sahara.
The Polisario Front responded by announcing a general mobilization to oppose Moroccan aggression. Before that, the rebels launched two artillery attacks on the territory occupied by the Moroccan armed forces, and the Moroccans attacked supply trucks from the air.
The "front" step seems clear. Before a full-fledged conflict breaks out, it is necessary to gather all the forces, and this will be difficult to do. Of the half a million Saharan Arabs living in the "liberated" territories, most of them live in refugee camps in Algeria.
Everyone should be equipped with weapons and equipment and undergo training. And even if the war doesn't start tomorrow, the stakes are still high.
We can expect retaliatory drone strikes by Moroccan authorities to disrupt recruitment efforts. Drone strikes against Polisario commanders have long been part of the tactics of the Moroccan forces - this is how three representatives of the movement were killed, including the son of its historical leader.
A full escalation of the conflict is not expected in the coming days, but with the departure of the UN mission, an empty space remains that each side will try to fill. And if the conflict does not start "tomorrow", then in any case the Western Sahrawis should be ready for a conflict - the authorities in Rabat have a free hand with support from the US and France.
Western Sahara Morocco.
- where politics is hotter than the equator.
Support us.