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The Moroccan news agency says that the armed forces have secured the crossing point between Morocco and Mauritania, and have finalized preparations for the reopening of this axis.
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Rabat announced Guerguerat insurance, while Polisario announced that it blocked progress
The Moroccan News Agency announced that the situation is “very calm” in the “Guerguerat” region, which during the last two days has witnessed clashes between the Moroccan army and the “Polisario” front.
The agency stated that the operation carried out by the army in the region allowed it to “expel” the Polisario from the border crossing between Morocco and Mauritania, noting that the Armed Forces “today finalized preparations for the reopening of this road corridor, which is closed during 3 weeks “by the armed forces. Polisario “, as the agency says
He added that “this crossing has been completely secured by members of the Armed Forces through the establishment of a seatbelt, with the aim of ensuring the flow of goods and personnel,” highlighting that this is in accordance with the instructions of the country’s king. , Mohammed VI.
Hours earlier, the General Secretary of the Polisario Front, Ibrahim Ghali, announced the end of the ceasefire commitment with Morocco, blaming the United Nations as part of the responsibility “after its continuous silence on the Moroccan attacks.”
This comes after Rabat announced that it would secure “Guerguerat”, while “Polisario” announced that it was blocking progress.
On the other hand, the Sahrawi People’s Liberation Army announced the attack on several Moroccan sites, in response to the breach of the ceasefire agreement signed between Rabat and the Polisario Front.
Morocco had announced the start of a military operation in the Guerguerat border region, in the face of what it described as “dangerous and unacceptable provocations by members of the Polisario.”
As for the “Polisario” front, he speaks of the outbreak of war with Morocco after the torpedoing of the ceasefire.
On Friday, Algeria asked Morocco and the “Polisario” for a ceasefire, denouncing “energetically the serious violations in the Guerguerat desert” and demanding “an immediate ceasefire and military operations whose results are likely to affect the stability of the entire region. region”.
The statement by the Algerian Foreign Ministry comes after Morocco announced the launch of a military operation in the Guerguerat buffer zone in Western Sahara, which is disputed with the “Polisario” front. The front responded by saying that the operation ended the 30-year ceasefire between the two sides, and that “the war began.”
For its part, Mauritania also called for the ceasefire in Western Sahara to be respected.
At the same time, a spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric, said: “Guterres regrets the failure of his efforts to prevent escalation in Western Sahara, and is very concerned about the possible repercussions of recent events on the region “, adding that” Guterres remains committed to preventing the collapse of the ceasefire in force between Morocco and the Polisario Front for 30 years. “
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