These provocations come after the UN Security council adopted resolution 2414 in April, which has commended Morocco for its restraint in dealing with Polisario’s incursions east of the berm. The Security Council will deliberate in five months a new mandate for the UN mission in the Sahara (MINURSO). The resolution, which calls the Polisario to maintain the buffer zone status of the areas east of the security wall, condemned any transfer by the separatists of administrative functions from Tindouf to the buffer zone. Media reports said that Morocco has strengthened its military capabilities to respond to any attempt to change the status quo by the Polisario. Morocco maintains that any future negotiations should involve Algeria, which pulls the strings of the Polisario separatists.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 21, 2018 23:26 UTC