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Western Sahara conflict

Gathering of Sahrawi troops, near Tifariti (Western Sahara), celebrating the 32nd anniversary of the Polisario Front (2005).

Date

17 June 1970 – present
(55 years, 9 months and 4 weeks)

Location

Western Sahara

Status

Ongoing

Zemla Intifada (1970)
Sahrawi insurgency (1973–1976)
Invasion and occupation of Western Sahara (1975)
Western Sahara War (1975–1991)
Annexation of Western Sahara by Morocco and Mauritania
Mauritania's withdrawal of Western Sahara (1979)
First Sahrawi Intifada (1999–2004)
Second Sahrawi Intifada (2005)
Moroccan Western Sahara Wall sand wall built by Morocco
Protests erupt against Morocco in Western Sahara (2011)
Western Saharan clashes (2020–present) end of ceasefire

Belligerents

Morocco
Mauritania (1975–1979)
Supported by:
United States
France
Saudi Arabia
Israel

Spain (1970–1975)

Sahrawi Republic
Supported by:
Algeria (1976–)
Libya (1976–1984)

Commanders and leaders

Francisco Franco # (1970–75)

Mohammed VI (1999–present)
Hassan II # (1970–99)
Ahmed Dlimi # (1970–83)
Abdelaziz Bennani (1983–2014)
Bouchaib Arroub (2014–17)
Abdelfattah Louarak (2017–21)
Belkhir El Farouk (2021–2023)
Mohammed Berrid (2023–)
Mokhtar Ould Daddah (1970–78)
Mustafa Ould Salek (1978–79)
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1977–78)

Brahim Ghali (2016–present)
Mohamed Abdelaziz # (1976–2016)
El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed † (1976)
Lahbib Ayoub (-2002)
Houari Boumediène # (1970–78)

Strength

3,000 troops (1973)

30,000 (1976)
150,000 (1988)
3,000–5,000 (1976)
18,000 (1978)

5,000 (1976)

Casualties and losses

Unknown
2,155–2,300 captured
2,000 soldiers killed

Unknown

Total: 14,000–21,000 killed overall
40,000 (1976); 80,000 (1977) refugees

Wikipedia Categories

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