The Western Sahara War[a] was an armed conflict between the Sahrawi Indigenous Polisario Front and Morocco from 1975 to 1991 (and Mauritania from 1975 to 1979), being the most …

Nov 15, 2025 · After gaining independence from colonial rule in 1956, Morocco claimed Western Sahara, which Spain continued to control. Spanish forces withdrew in 1975 after the …

In May 1973, the Polisario Front was born, and the United Nations recognized it as the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people in May 1975. Until 1991, Libya and Algeria supported it …

Feb 19, 2025 · While Joe Biden’s succeeding administration chose not to implement Trump’s policy toward Western Sahara, U.S. recognition in 2020 paved the way for numerous other …

1 day ago · By Ignacio Molina and Pablo del Amo The signing of the Declaration of Principles on Western Sahara between Spain, Morocco and Mauritania (Madrid Accords) took place on 14 …

Dec 18, 2024 · After a decades-long cease-fire crumbled in 2020, Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front have resumed fighting over the disputed Western Sahara.

In 1991, a United Nations-brokered ceasefire took effect, freezing the conflict without resolving it. Tens of thousands of Sahrawis remained in refugee camps in Algeria. Though active warfare …

Aug 3, 2023 · The Western Sahara conflict continues to present significant challenges to regional stability, but recent diplomatic efforts offer hope for progress. With some modest backing from …

Jun 15, 2025 · Taking a critical look into the roots of the Western Sahara conflict, it can be deduced that the conflict evolved around the Sahrawi people’s internationally recognized right …

Today the conflict is dominated by unarmed civil campaigns of the Polisario Front and their self-proclaimed SADR state to gain fully recognized independence for Western Sahara. The …