Turkish writer Mohamed Kaddo Afendi Oglu, an expert in Arab-Turkish relations, has confirmed the connections of the Polisario with terror networks threatening the Sahara-Sahel region’s peace and stability.
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Morocco is tightening control over its southern borders with state-of-the-art technology to keep the Sahara and the whole country at bay from threats posed by terrorist groups and organized crime networks, the Moroccan press reported.
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Algeria has shown reluctancy to support its southern neighbors in their joint efforts to counter terrorism through the G5 force, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said in a recent study.
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Following the dividing conference organized in South Africa last week, the international network of artists and human rights defenders, PixelHELPER projected protest images on the walls of the Embassy of South Africa and Slovakia in Berlin, and at the Brandenburg Gate as a gesture of protest...
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Subversive elements of the Polisario Front have openly threatened the peacekeepers of the UN mission in Western Sahara, “MINURSO”, deployed in the region of Guerguarat.
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The threats to use surface to air missiles against civilian aircrafts by the Polisario puts the Algerian-backed separatist front in the same rank as ISIS and Al Qaeda, said Morocco’s representative to the UN, Ambassador Omar Hilale.
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Quoting “credible sources,” Rwanda News Agency wrote on October 5 that the arrest followed a similar operation targeting two Tindouf residents for their ties with terrorist groups. The news was also reported by Gabon Review.
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A recent U.S. House Resolution acknowledges long-standing ties between the United States and Morocco, criticizes Iran for meddling in North Africa, and expresses support for Morocco’s autonomy plan – but does not propose any action steps.
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Republican Congressman Joe Wilson, along with his colleagues Carlos Curbelo (Republican) and Democrat Gerry Connolly, introduced a first-ever bill in the U.S. Congress at the House of Representatives, in which they reaffirm the relationship between the United States of America and the Kingdom of...
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Iran hopes to use its sponsorship of the Polisario into a means to extend its power in North and West Africa, particularly in states along the Atlantic coast line, minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita, said, adding that this is only one aspect of Iran’s “...
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The Arab four-member committee in charge of monitoring the crisis with Iran and ways to deal with its interference in Arab affairs Tuesday expressed its solidarity with Morocco, which has decided to sever diplomatic relations with Tehran last May.
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Mauritanian media sources reported that Sahrawis from the Tindouf camps, who work as smugglers, kidnapped, Sunday, the son of a Mauritanian mayor.
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IRAN's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps is training and arming the Polisario Front, sparking fear and concern of Great Britain, wrote British "Daily Express".
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Iran opens up new front in global battle against Western allies by funding rebel group in North Africa, wrote British daily "The Sun".
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Iran through its proxy Hezbollah and Algeria-backed Polisario separatists are trying to destabilize Morocco because of its close ties to the US and Europe, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said.
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The United Arab Emirates voiced on Tuesday its support for Morocco's sovereignty over the Sahara and condemned the terrorist activities of the Hezbollah and the Polisario.
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The Department of State has designated ISIS in the Greater Sahara (also known as ISIS-GS) led by Polisario member Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
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The Hezbollah-Polisario collusion is still making international headlines following Morocco’s decision to cut ties with Iran. An op-ed in the Washington-based political newspaper, The Hill, wrote that the collaboration between Polisario and Hezbollah unveils Iranian toxic” strategy.
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The missiles supplied by Iran through its proxy Hezbollah to the Polisario separatists could take down commercial aircraft, military expert Dore Gold said.
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The Human Rights Nights Film Festival in Italy screened Sahel & Sahara – Connexions” (Sahel and Sahara – Connection), a documentary by Belgian-Moroccan director and filmmaker Hassan El Bouharrouti.
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“The group that claimed responsibility for the killing of four US and four Nigerian soldiers in Western Niger last October is led by Polisario member Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, a well-known figure in regional jihadist circles,” the voice of America reported.