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Western Sahara Konflikt flammt neu auf infographic
Grafik zeigt die betroffenen Gebiete und Gründe für den Konflikt
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Angst vor einem neuen Krieg in der West Sahara

By Jordi Bou

November 1, 2010 - Sorgen bereitet, dass in der West-Sahara Krieg ausbrechen könnte, denn die von Algerien unterstützten Separatisten lehnen sich gegen die wachsende internationale Akzeptanz der Staatsansprüche Marokkos auf.

Tensions between Morocco and the independence movement have been growing in recent weeks, with pro-Polisario protesters, helped by armed fighters, blocking the main road linking the territory to neighbouring Mauritania.

After Morocco launched a military operation to open up the road, Brahim Ghali, the leader of Polisario, declared that his group had ended its commitment to the 1991 ceasefire.

A UN-organised self-determination referendum that is supposed to settle the status of Western Sahara as either part of Morocco or an independent territory has been repeatedly postponed because the two sides have failed to agree on who is eligible to vote — a key question for determining the outcome. 

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PUBLISHED: 27/11/2020; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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