Ceuta, Morocco
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Over the course of only a few days, tens of thousands of people converged on the beaches and border crossings leading to Ceuta and, to a lesser extent, Melilla— centuries-old Spanish enclaves on Morocco's Mediterranean coast whose sovereignty Morocco continues to contest.
More than a dozen have died as thousands of migrants entered a small Spanish territory in Northern Africa. Here’s what to know.
Morocco’s government said factors such as misinformation and human trafficking lured tens of thousands of migrants into illegally crossing into the Spanish-governed northern African enclave of Ceuta last week.
Thousands of migrants remain in Ceuta after a mass rush from Morocco into the Spanish enclave last week, the enclave's president has said. At least 72 migrants died, including some who drowned and others who were killed in a stampede to cross a breakwater ...
Spain has reiterated the importance of Morocco’s cooperation, pushing back claims and criticism from far-right parties amid Ceuta crisis
Rabat said its figures only reflect migrants who died while attempting to rush into Spain's north African exclave, but are working with Spanish authorities to identify all fatalities, including those in Ceuta.
The death toll from Thursday’s mass rush into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco reached at least 72 on Sunday as five more bodies were found along Ceuta’s
Massie says fellow Republicans condemning the Ceuta migrant surge backed language favorable to Morocco's claim on Ceuta.