After observing restraint in the face of harassment by the Polisario in El Guerguerate, Morocco decided to deploy the army to secure its border with Mauritania.
After carrying out provocative actions against the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces in Mijek and Guerguerate, the Polisario accuses Morocco and calls for armed mobilization.
The opening of diplomatic representations in the Sahara has weakened the argument of the Polisario and Algeria, which claim that no country recognizers Morocco’s sovereignty over the territory.