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A spokesman for the United Nations Secretary General, Stephen Dujarric, said that “the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, which is in charge of keeping the peace,” receives reports of night-time shootings at various locations.
“We urge the parties to take all necessary measures to remove the voltage fuse,” he added.
Dujarric said that the secretary general, António Guterres, had a conversation with King Mohammed VI of Morocco, and with the rest of the parties.
On Monday, the Moroccan monarch reaffirmed “Morocco’s firm adherence to the ceasefire”, but added: “With the same firmness, the Kingdom remains fully determined to respond, with the utmost severity, and within the framework of legitimate defense, to any threat to its safety and the tranquility of its citizens “, as reported by a statement from the royal court.
The crisis erupted after Morocco launched a military operation to reopen the Guerguerat border crossing in the buffer zone to Mauritania, after its passage was “obstructed” by members of the Polisario for three weeks, according to Rabat.
On the other hand, the Polisario Front considers that “the operation carried out by Morocco has” put an end “to the ceasefire agreement in force since 1991 under the auspices of the United Nations after an armed conflict that has lasted since 1975, confirming this Monday the “continuous” attacks on the Moroccan army sites.
