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Faced with the inability of the Polisario Front to achieve any breakthrough since November 13, 2020, the date on which it announced its withdrawal from the ceasefire agreement by declaring a «war» against Morocco, the separatist movement called for «a thorough and independent investigation into the targeting of civilians by Moroccan drones».
The movement's accusations have particularly targeted Spain. The «Sahrawi Mine Action Coordination Office» demanded that «the government of Pedro Sánchez be held responsible for having authorized maneuvers in the airspace it controls, allowing corridors to kill unarmed civilians in the territory controlled by the Polisario Front». Furthermore, the latter indicated that it had lost freedom of movement in the areas east of the berm, which it calls «liberated zones» due to its withdrawal from the ceasefire agreement.
The Polisario also accused the International Committee of the Red Cross and two human rights NGOs, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, of negligence. It argued that these organizations were supposed to follow up on «these crimes», instead of marking their «absence which reassures Morocco to continue its violations with complete impunity».
These accusations come as the separatist movement has failed to make a breakthrough along the buffer zone in the Sahara. Indeed, it lost many officers of its armed militias, who entered the region to carry out attacks against the Moroccan army.
The Polisario claimed that between 2021 and 2023, «more than 80 Sahrawi victims fell», without mentioning that they were members of its militia. In statements to international media, several senior members of the separatist group have already admitted that Moroccan drones had become a «nightmare» for their movements in areas east of the sand wall.
Despite this, the Front continues to publish «military reports» almost daily, mentioning supposed victories against the Moroccan army, to attract the attention of the international community.
