Algerian-backed Polisario separatists announced the organization on May 20 of military parades and drills in the locality of Tifarity, east of the Sahara buffer zone in a blatant violation of UN agreements. The Kingdom, which holds Algeria responsible for Polisario’s provocations, has cut ties with Iran against the backdrop of an alliance between Tehran’s proxy Hezbollah and Polisario. Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said that Hezbollah offered military training to the Polisario and supplied it with surface to air missiles with Algeria’s consent. The new provocation east of the berm came as noose tightens over the Polisario and its ally Algeria both accused of connivance with terrorist groups. As the conflict drags, the thousands of Sahrawis held against their will under the yoke of the Polisario continue to suffer.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 19, 2018 03:00 UTC