The last few weeks have witnessed escalating tensions between Algeria and Morocco, particularly after the latest killing of three Algerians in Mauritania who are believed to be killed by Moroccan fire.
Ever since the late 1970s, Algeria and Morocco have been negotiating strong disagreements in regard to Western Sahara's fate. The Sahara's armed-Polisario has been trying to gain self-independence from Moroccan control for many decades, an endeavor neighboring Algeria has been in favor of.
Ties between the countries have been fractious for years, but have deteriorated since last year after the Algeria-backed Polisario Front said it was resuming its armed struggle for the independence of Western Sahara...https://t.co/Zdds4RpmKy
— The New Arab (@The_NewArab) November 7, 2021
However, an incident that took place in Mauritania last week has triggered a new wave of political stress between the North African countries, possibly driving the region into a new military confrontation.
Last week, Algeria announced that three citizens were killed by alleged Moroccan fire while in Mauritania.
Following these Algerian accusations, Spanish daily La Razón has reported that Algeria is speeding up arming the Polisario with new equipment that can help the armed group achieve military victories in any future potential confrontation.
As reported by Dominion Post today, Polisario militias has Russian weapons. Who is arming them to destabilize the region? A lot of these warriors spent several years in #Cuba, Spain & Algeria. They are receiving intensive training from #Hezbollah & #Algeria. #Morocco
— Moh Beroud, Eng (@brdmed1) October 23, 2021
This comes only a few weeks after a Dominion Post report that highlighted the arrival of Russian arms shipments to the Polisario during the month of October, amid questions of who could have purchased it for the armed group.
