Amid growing instability in the Sahel, Spain is asking its citizens not to travel to the Tindouf camps with Madrid citing “imminent” and “real” terrorist threats in the region. Rabat – Spain has warned Spanish citizens active in the Polisario-run Tindouf camps in Algeria of the high risks of terrorist attacks. In a radio interview earlier today, Margarita Robles, the Spanish Interior Minister, urged Spanish citizens already in the camps to be vigilant, saying that the region is the target of “serious” terrorist threats. “Experts feel that Spanish citizens are a preferred target for jihadists, who consider Spain one of their biggest enemies after France and the United States.,” Spanish outlet El Pais reported earlier today. But the security warnings also come as suspicions mount about the probable links between the Polisario leadership international terrorist groups with aims of wreaking havoc in North Africa.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 28, 2019 17:26 UTC