A declassified CIA document from February 13, 1987, analyzes potential military escalation between Morocco and Algeria. The report considers scenarios following Morocco's successful defense against Polisario attacks after building the Sand Wall.
British Members of Parliament (MPs) who support the Polisario Front actively participated in a debate on London's recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara.
In a speech delivered in 1985, former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi claimed to have been behind the creation of the Polisario Front. According to him, the initial aim of the separatist movement was not to establish a new state, but rather to rise up against Spanish colonization.