The situation was very calm on Saturday in Guerguarate the day after the operation carried out by the brave elements of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) and which made it possible to kick out the militias of “Polisario” from the crossing point between Morocco and Mauritania, the Moroccan News Agency has noticed on the spot.
The FAR elements were on Saturday afternoon putting the last touches to the preparations for the reopening of this road, which has been closed for three weeks by Polisario’s roadblockers and bandits.
This passage was completely secured by the elements of the FAR through the establishment of a security cordon in order to ensure the flow of goods and people, in accordance with the high instructions of HM King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the FAR.
Morocco, and after having observed the great restraint in the face of the multiple provocations of the militias of the “Polisario” in the buffer zone, launched on Friday morning an operation to put an end to this unacceptable blockage of civil and commercial traffic between Morocco and Mauritania.
After having committed itself to the greatest restraint, in the face of provocations from the militias of the “Polisario”, “the Kingdom of Morocco had no other choice but to assume its responsibilities in order to put an end to the deadlock situation generated by these actions and restore free civil and commercial movement,” the ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad pointed out in a statement.
This operation was carried out under clear rules requiring avoiding all contact with civilians.
After this intervention by FAR elements, the “Polisario” militiamen voluntarily set fire to the tent camp they had erected and fled in jeeps and trucks to the east and south, before the eyes of MINURSO observers.
The armed militia of the “Polisario” opened fire on the Royal Armed Forces which retaliated, forcing the elements of the separatist gang to flee, while no casualties were recorded.
The “Polisario” militias entered the buffer zone on October 21, where they carried out acts of banditry, blocked the movement of people and goods on this road, and continually harassed MINURSO military observers.
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