The European Parliament once again condemns the violations of human rights in Algeria. The day after the adoption, in November 2019, of a similar text, General Gaid Salah had described it as «foreign interference».
After announcing bombings, killed FAR soldiers and others taken prisoners, several Polisario and Algerian newspapers have claimed «the military enlistment» of Sub-Saharans by Morocco, or even «the death of an Emirati officer in a bombardment in the Sahara».
In 1994, the Atlas Lions had the privilege to play against Diego Maradona in Argentina in a friendly match. The football legend visited Laayoune years later to play a game on the Green March anniversary.