First, Morocco has strongly condemned provocative moves by the separatist Polisario Front in the restricted area of Guerguerat in south-west Morocco. It is considered as a buffer zone by the 1991 UN ceasefire agreement between Morocco and Polisario. However, on two separate occasions this week Polisario security elements entered the Guerguerat buffer zone. On the second occasion, the Polisario’s so-called civilian police entered the buffer zone, again violating the UN agreement. The Guerguerat buffer zone is claimed by the Polisario as part of its artificial Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 06, 2018 13:30 UTC