Business as usual was restored in the Guerguarat border crossing after it was closed for three weeks by Polisario bandits. The Moroccan TV, Al Oula, showed footage of smooth crossing of heavy trucks in both directions between Morocco and Mauritania. “We thank His Majesty and the Moroccan Armed Forces for restoring peace and reopening this road,” one truck driver told the Moroccan TV. “This road used to be a nightmare for us. The Polisario militiamen had to flee the site as soon as Morocco intervened to restore international traffic.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 16, 2020 09:56 UTC