Algeria backs Polisario at SADC anniversary

Sahara CIA files #7 : When the Polisario feared Algeria would abandon it

In the early 1980s, the Polisario Front's greatest fear was that Algeria might abandon it. Algeria, had come to believe that the Sahara conflict could not be resolved militarily and began to focus on diplomatic solutions to the regional dispute.

Polisario and Algeria use front group to bash Chad's Dakhla consulate

Morocco calls on the UN to ensure self-determination for the «Kabyle people»

Algeria involves Polisario in UN debate on Africa's role

History : When King Hassan II forbade Moroccans from celebrating Eid al-Adha

In 1963, 1981 and 1996, the late king Hassan II ordered Moroccans to call off Eid al-Adha. Not celebrating the annual feast was due to several reasons such as the economic crisis, drought and the state of the herd; however, these explanations convinced Moroccans only twice.

Algeria and Polisario gear up for key UN Sahara talks

Morocco-Algeria border reopens briefly to repatriate 60 Moroccan ex-convicts

Algeria defies France with mass return of expelled nationals post-Sahara policy shift

Algerian, Polisario media spread false claims of Moroccan Army «desertions»

Algerian and Polisario media outlets are claiming that soldiers have deserted from the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) and Moroccan intelligence. This operation was reported a week after France recognized Morocco's sovereignty over the Sahara.