A US Bipartisan House Resolution has condemned the recent provocative actions made by the Polisario Front and its foreign supporters, describing the separatist group as a terrorist organization funded by Iran. It is the first time that a bipartisan resolution has been introduced in the US congress condemning the connivance between Iran and the Algeria-backed Polisario separatists. The House Resolution 1101, which also affirms the time-honored relationship between the United States and the Kingdom of Morocco was introduced by Congressmen Joe Wilson (R-SC), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA). The congressmen condemned the recent provocative actions in the Sahara taken by the Polisario Front which they described as “a terrorist organization funded by Iran”Referring to Iran’s destabilizing acts in the region, the resolution recalls that Morocco had to sever ties with Tehran on the backdrop of its support, along with that of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militia, for the Polisario Front. Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy, has been trying to simmer instability in North Africa in a way that runs counter to US security objectives, the resolution said.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 30, 2018 23:26 UTC