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Fears grow of new Western Sahara war between Morocco and Polisario Front

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Friday's flare-up poses the biggest risk in decades of a new phase of armed conflict in the remote desert region.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

RABAT/ALGIERS - The Western Sahara's Polisario Front group said on Friday that Morocco had broken their ceasefire and"ignited war", but Rabat denied there had been any armed clashes and said the three-decade truce remained in place.

However, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita denied there were clashes, saying the army had only fired warning shots.A diplomat familiar with the situation said heavy weapons fire was audible for about half an hour from the direction of a Moroccan military concentration near the site of Friday's escalation.

"Morocco decided to act after giving enough time for the UN to intervene," Mr Bourita said, adding that Morocco would build a new sand barrier to stop the Polisario from accessing Guerguerat in future. More on this topic Blessed with phosphate deposits and rich fishing waters, Western Sahara also provides the only Moroccan land route to the rest of Africa except through Algeria, whose borders with Morocco have been closed for decades.

 

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