What's Going On In Western Sahara? | NowThis World
A little known conflict has been going on in the small north African country of Western Sahara. This war between the Sahrawi indigenous Polisario Front and Morocco has resulted in thousands...
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Morocco usually doesn’t come to mind when you think of turmoil, instability, and war. The North African country is known for its ancient cities, iconic markets, and associations with the Beat poets. But what if I told you the country was involved in a oft-forgotten, decades-long conflict in Western Sahara, one that has cost thousands of lives but never seems to grab headlines like Libya, Egypt, or Sudan? Western Sahara is a territory located in the northwest coast of Africa. Bordered by Morocco, Mauritania, and Algeria, Western Sahara is about the size of Colorado and home to roughly 600,000 people, most of whom are ethnically Sahrawi. True to its name, Western Sahara is mostly a dry and inhospitable desert. But it is rich in phosphate deposits and it has...
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Morocco usually doesn’t come to mind when you think of turmoil, instability, and war. The North African country is known for its ancient cities, iconic markets, and associations with the Beat poets. But what if I told you the country was involved in a oft-forgotten, decades-long conflict in Western Sahara, one that has cost thousands of lives but never seems to grab headlines like Libya, Egypt, or Sudan? Western Sahara is a territory located in the northwest coast of Africa. Bordered by Morocco, Mauritania, and Algeria, Western Sahara is about the size of Colorado and home to roughly 600,000 people, most of whom are ethnically Sahrawi. True to its name, Western Sahara is mostly a dry and inhospitable desert. But it is rich in phosphate deposits and it has...
