Western Sahara conflict

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The Western Sahara conflict is a long-running territorial dispute, primarily between Morocco and the Polisario Front, over sovereignty and self-determination in the Western Sahara region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf independence conflict
territorial conflict
cause dispute over sovereignty of Western Sahara
right to self-determination of Sahrawi people
ceasefire 1991 UN-brokered ceasefire
characterizedBy protracted stalemate
refugee crisis
conflictOver Western Sahara
linked to: Spanish Sahara
diplomaticMediationBy United Nations Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy
hasHumanRightsIssue conditions in Sahrawi refugee camps
restrictions on political expression in Western Sahara
hasMilitaryAspect Moroccan Western Sahara Wall
guerrilla warfare
hasProposedSolution autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty
independence for Western Sahara
integration into Morocco
self-determination referendum
hasRootIn decolonization of Spanish Sahara
involves Algeria
Mauritania
Sahrawi people
location North Africa
Western Sahara
linked to: Spanish Sahara
monitoredBy MINURSO
nature frozen conflict
opposedBy Morocco
predecessor Spanish colonial rule in Western Sahara
primaryParty Morocco
Polisario Front
recognizedAs non-self-governing territory by the United Nations
regionalImpactOn Maghreb integration
relatedAgreement Houston Agreement
Madrid Accords
relatedConcept decolonization
non-self-governing territories
self-determination
relatedEntity Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
relatedOrganization African Union
MINURSO
Organization of African Unity
United Nations
relatedPeaceProcess UN-led negotiations between Morocco and Polisario Front
resultsIn Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria
startTime 1975
status ongoing
supportedBy Algeria
some African Union member states
UNResolution UN General Assembly resolutions on Western Sahara
UN Security Council Resolution 690

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Royal Moroccan Air Force engagement Western Sahara conflict
Laayoune disputedTerritoryContext Western Sahara conflict
Saguia el-Hamra conflict Western Sahara conflict
Green March relatedTo Western Sahara conflict
Madrid Accords hasEffectOn Western Sahara conflict
Madrid Accords relatedConflict Western Sahara War
linked to: Western Sahara conflict
Polisario Front conflict Western Sahara conflict
Arab Maghreb Union borderDisputeAffectingFunctioning Western Sahara conflict
subject linked to: UMA
La Legión engagement Western Sahara conflict
Ifni–Sahara War relatedTo Moroccan War of Independence
linked to: Western Sahara conflict
Forgotten War relatedTo Moroccan struggle for territorial unification
linked to: Western Sahara conflict
Mirage F1 combatUse Western Sahara War
linked to: Western Sahara conflict
Laâyoune Province sovereigntyDispute Western Sahara conflict
El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed conflict Western Sahara War
linked to: Western Sahara conflict
Tindouf politicallyAssociatedWith Western Sahara conflict
Tindouf conflictRelatedTo Algeria–Morocco border dispute
linked to: Western Sahara conflict
Tindouf conflictRelatedTo Western Sahara independence movement
linked to: Western Sahara conflict
La Marche Verte relatedToConflict Western Sahara conflict
La Marche Verte relatedToDispute Western Sahara territorial dispute
linked to: Western Sahara conflict
General Popular Congress topic Western Sahara conflict
National Secretariat operatesInContextOf Western Sahara conflict
Secretary-General of the Polisario Front associatedWith Sahrawi independence movement
subject linked to: Secretary-General
linked to: Western Sahara conflict
Dassault Mirage F1 usedInConflict Western Sahara War
linked to: Western Sahara conflict
Oued ed-Dahab partOfConflict Western Sahara conflict