- Sahrawi activists have denounced that dozens of Sahrawis have been detained in the last few hours in the operations of the Moroccan security forces in Western Sahara, where tension increases following the Moroccan military intervention against the civil protests in Guerat. The Polisario Front has reported that there have been seven attacks on Moroccan bases in the area.
On Friday, Morocco launched a military operation in the Guerguerat area in western Morocco. The Armed Forces General Staff announced the establishment of a "security barrier" at the Guerguerat border crossing after the protests of civilians saharauis.El. Frente Polisario considers this action to be a violation of the truce initiated in 1991 and has therefore considered the agreement to be broken and has decided to declare a state of war. The President of the Sahrawi Democratic Arab Republic (RSD), Brahim Ghali, took the decision and called his armed forces to take "national security control" in the country s.Por this, during the weekend there have been several attacks on Moroccan military posts along the "security wall" built by Morocco.
Several Sahrawis have denounced this weekend that dozens of young people have been arrested, mistreated and tortured by the Moroccan occupying forces. The Human Rights Organization Equipe Media has reported that Moroccan international humanitarian law is being violated, in the framework of ONU.Marruecos, for its part, has reported that it did not attack any civilian citizen, despite the fact that the Polisario Front has said otherwise. SEAD Prime Minister Mohamed Mohamed Eluali believes that Morocco lost opportunities for a peaceful solution when it violated the cease-fire agreement, he told Berria. He has ensured that all the agreements on the return to peace are on the table, including armed struggle.
Special commandos break into Sahrawi homes. Dozens of youth have been arrested, mistreated and tortured by the Moroccan occupation forces conducting a campaign of mass arrests. Morocco is violating International Humanitarian Law and MINURSO chooses to stay silent#WesternSahara pic.twitter.com/Lezs2SEEYs
— Equipe Media (@Equipe_Media) November 15, 2020
Demonstrations and protests have been announced in Aaiun, the capital of Western Sahara controlled by Morocco, and flags of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (RSD) have been displayed. The security forces have responded and at least seven young activists have been arrested, the Equipe Media has reported to the Italian media. On Saturday, 14 November, it was the second day of mobilizations in Aaiú n.Por its side, the Nushatta Foundation, a human rights agency based in Western Sahara, has denounced the attacks by Moroccan forces on the houses of the Sahrawi people.
Response from the European Commission and the United Nations
The Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, met on Sunday, 15 November, with the Moroccan Foreign Ministers, Nasser Bourita and Sabri Boukadoum, to address the latest developments around El Guerat.
The High Representative has attached importance to respect for the cease-fire agreements in force since 1991 and has reiterated the EU’s determined support for the efforts of MINURSO, the UN Security Council. The Moroccan Minister for Foreign Affairs has assured the Moroccan high representative of his country’s commitment to respect the truce.