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 from 1975 to 1991 (and Mauritania from 1975 to 1979), 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 sovereignty. In late 1975, the 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 prese
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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 from 1975 to 1991 (and Mauritania from 1975 to 1979), 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 sovereignty. In late 1975, the 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 prese
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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 ...... ne ocupado por los marroquíes.
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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 (араб. ...... рендум до сих пор не проведён.
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Війна в Західній Сахарі (араб. ...... референдум досі не проведений.
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حرب الصحراء الغربية (بالإنجليز ...... ها المغرب بأنها "مناطق عازلة".
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西撒哈拉战争(阿拉伯语:حرب الصحراء الغربي ...... 地区则由波利萨里奥阵线控制的阿拉伯撒哈拉民主共和国實際管辖。
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causalties
Mauritania: 2,000 soldiers killed
Morocco: Unknown; 2,155 – 2,300 captured
combatant
( (1976,Amgala Battle, aid from 1976)
( (from 1978)
( (until 1984)
(1975–1979)
(1977–78,Operation Lamantin, aid from 1978)
*Polisario Front
Supported by:
commander
date
1975-10-30
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Relates an entity to the populated place in which it is located.
result
*Ceasefire agreed on between the Polisario Front and Morocco (1991)
*Mauritanian retreat and withdrawal of territorial claims
*Military Stalemate
*Spanish withdrawal under theMadrid Accords(1976)
strength
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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casualties
Civilian Casualties:
More tha ...... – 80,000 Sahrawis displaced
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Morocco: Unknown; 2,155 – 2,300 captured
Mauritania: 2,000 soldiers killed
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Unknown
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casus belli
Decolonization of Spanish Sahara, Invasion by Morocco & Mauritania
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combatant
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* Polisario Front
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Supported by:
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commander
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Abdelaziz Bennani
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Ahmed Dlimi
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Brahim Gali
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El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed
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Hammou Arzaz
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Hassan II
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Houari Boumediene
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Housni Benslimane
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Lahbib Ayoub
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conflict
Western Sahara War
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date
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The Western Sahara conflict and The Cold War
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place
result
*Spanish withdrawal under the ...... he Polisario Front and Morocco
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strength
Mauritania: 3,000-5,000 – 12,000 – 18,000
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Morocco: 30,000 – 60,000 – 150,000 – 120,000
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territory
Morocco controls 75% of the territory, the Polisario Front controls 25%.
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Guerra do Saara Ocidental (em ...... no Saara Ocidental, tentando e
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La guerra del Sahara Occidenta ...... ne ocupado por los marroquíes.
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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 ...... to establish a Moroccan prese
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Wojna w Saharze Zachodniej – w ...... riów tzw. Sahary Hiszpańskiej.
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Война в Западной Сахаре (араб. ...... рендум до сих пор не проведён.
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Війна в Західній Сахарі (араб. ...... референдум досі не проведений.
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حرب الصحراء الغربية (بالإنجليز ...... دولة مستقلة في المنطقة، في نزا
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西撒哈拉战争(阿拉伯语:حرب الصحراء الغربي ...... 地区则由波利萨里奥阵线控制的阿拉伯撒哈拉民主共和国實際管辖。
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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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Okcidentsahara Milito
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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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Війна в Західній Сахарі
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حرب الصحراء الغربية
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西撒哈拉战争
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Western Sahara War
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