I hope we don't see another horrendous conflict taking place.
Moroccan troops and separatists square up in Western Sahara
Western Sahara is a sensitive territory which has seen outbreaks of violence [Getty]
Date of publication: 29 August, 2016
UN chief Ban Ki-Moon is trying to defuse tensions as Moroccan troops and Sahrawi separatist fighters occupy a thin strip of no man's land in the southern desert.
Tensions are brewing in the troubled Western Sahara region, as Moroccan troops and Sahrawi separatist fighters refuse to budge from a sensitive buffer area.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged both sides to withdraw from the strip of no man's land close to the Mauritanian border, amid fears that militarisation of the territory could flare up into war.
Mauritania has reportedly deployed anti-aircraft missiles close to the Moroccan border fearing all-out conflict might break out at any moment.
The UN chief seems similarly concerned that a 16-year truce is about to fall apart.
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Moroccan troops and separatists square up in Western Sahara
Moroccan troops and separatists square up in Western Sahara
Western Sahara is a sensitive territory which has seen outbreaks of violence [Getty]
Date of publication: 29 August, 2016
UN chief Ban Ki-Moon is trying to defuse tensions as Moroccan troops and Sahrawi separatist fighters occupy a thin strip of no man's land in the southern desert.
Tensions are brewing in the troubled Western Sahara region, as Moroccan troops and Sahrawi separatist fighters refuse to budge from a sensitive buffer area.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged both sides to withdraw from the strip of no man's land close to the Mauritanian border, amid fears that militarisation of the territory could flare up into war.
Mauritania has reportedly deployed anti-aircraft missiles close to the Moroccan border fearing all-out conflict might break out at any moment.
The UN chief seems similarly concerned that a 16-year truce is about to fall apart.
Continue reading at:
Moroccan troops and separatists square up in Western Sahara
