Western Sahara War
The Western Sahara War (Arabic: حرب الصحراء الغربية, French: Guerre du Sahara occidental, Spanish: Guerra del Sahara Occidental) was an armed struggle between the Sahrawi indigenous Polisario Front and Morocco between 1975 and 1991, being the most significant phase of the Western Sahara conflict. The conflict erupted after the withdrawal of Spain from the Spanish Sahara in accordance with the Madrid Accords (signed under the pressure of the Green March), by which it transferred administrative control of the territory to Morocco and Mauritania, but not the sovereignty. In late 1975, Moroccan government organized the Green March of some 350,000 Moroccan citizens, escorted by around 20,000 troops, who entered Western Sahara, trying to establish a Moroccan presence. While at first met with j
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Western Sahara War
The Western Sahara War (Arabic: حرب الصحراء الغربية, French: Guerre du Sahara occidental, Spanish: Guerra del Sahara Occidental) was an armed struggle between the Sahrawi indigenous Polisario Front and Morocco between 1975 and 1991, being the most significant phase of the Western Sahara conflict. The conflict erupted after the withdrawal of Spain from the Spanish Sahara in accordance with the Madrid Accords (signed under the pressure of the Green March), by which it transferred administrative control of the territory to Morocco and Mauritania, but not the sovereignty. In late 1975, Moroccan government organized the Green March of some 350,000 Moroccan citizens, escorted by around 20,000 troops, who entered Western Sahara, trying to establish a Moroccan presence. While at first met with j
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Guerra do Saara Ocidental (em ...... entre 10.000 e 20.000 pessoas.
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La guerra del Sahara Occidenta ...... antiene bajo control marroquí.
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La guerre du Sahara occidental ...... t de plus de 16 000 personnes.
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The Western Sahara War (Arabic ...... anaged by the Polisario Front.
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Wojna w Saharze Zachodniej – w ...... riów tzw. Sahary Hiszpańskiej.
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Война в Западной Сахаре — воор ...... рендум до сих пор не проведён.
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حرب الصحراء الغربية هو صراع ام ...... الغربي الرأسمالي خصوصا فرنسا.
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causalties
2,155 – 2,300 captured
Mauritania: 2,000 soldiers killed
Morocco: unknown
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(1975–1979)
(1976,Amgala battle, aid from 1976)
(1977–78,Operation Lamantin, aid from 1978)
Polisario Front/SADR
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1975-10-30
1991-09-06
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Spanish withdrawal under theMa ...... erritory, Polisario Front 25 %
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5,000 (1976) – 15,000 (1980) – 8,000 (1988)
Mauritania: 3,000-5,000 (1976) – 12,000 (1977) – 18,000 (1978)
Morocco: 30,000 (1976) – 60,000 (1980) – 150,000 (1988) – 120,000 (1991)
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Map of the Western Sahara; the red line is the military berm built by Morocco
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Civilian Casualties:
More tha ...... – 80,000 Sahrawis displaced
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Decolonization of Spanish Sahara, Invasion by Morocco & Mauritania
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Guerra do Saara Ocidental (em ...... am no Saara Ocidental, tentand
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La guerra del Sahara Occidenta ...... antiene bajo control marroquí.
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La guerre du Sahara occidental ...... eu lieu ; le Maroc contrôle 80
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The Western Sahara War (Arabic ...... nce. While at first met with j
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Wojna w Saharze Zachodniej – w ...... riów tzw. Sahary Hiszpańskiej.
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Война в Западной Сахаре — воор ...... рендум до сих пор не проведён.
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حرب الصحراء الغربية هو صراع ام ...... الغربي الرأسمالي خصوصا فرنسا.
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Guerra del Sahara Occidental
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Guerra do Saara Ocidental
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Guerre du Sahara occidental
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Western Sahara War
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Wojna w Saharze Zachodniej
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Война в Западной Сахаре
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حرب الصحراء الغربية
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Western Sahara War
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