Western Sahara: Conflict Over the Western Sahara - Anything New or the Same Old, Same Old?

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Morocco, the Polisario, and its patron Algeria are sounding war drums over the Sahara. Is this recent skirmish a threat to regional stability or more posturing?

On October 21, groups of Polisario supporters blocked the highway at Guerguerat, in the extreme southwest of the Western Sahara. This is in the buffer zone between territory controlled by Morocco and the land claimed by the Polisario, effectively blocking transportation between Morocco, Mauritania, and countries further south. Moroccan troops responded quickly and cleared the road so that the transportation of goods could resume, with more than 100 trucks waiting to get through. The Polisario claimed no knowledge of the action and labeled Morocco's response as an "act of war."

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