Of the 2,407 requests submitted by UN peacekeeping mission Minurso to visit key posts in the Polisario headquarters last year, none have been granted, showing an unreleased copy of an advanced draft of the UN report on Western Sahara.
MINURSO ground patrols were required to remain 200 km away from units and headquarters of the Polisario Front east of the berm wall. No direct communication between the peacekeeping mission and Polisario armed forces had taken place since last October. Contact remained confined to written correspondence only.
The Front has likewise declined requests to increase the frequency of
MINURSO logistic flights and investigation aerial or ground patrols east of the berm.
Polisario forces allowed MINURSO ground patrols only in sites of suspected aerial strikes, showing the report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara, received by Hespress EN.
“As a result of these continued limitations, MINURSO was unable to directly observe exchanges of fire across the berm or verify the specific details of individual incidents.”
“ Instead, the Mission continued to rely on information reported daily by the parties, which it could not independently verify.”
On the other end of the berm wall, MINURSO Force Commander conducted three visits to the headquarters of the Royal Moroccan Army Southern Zone in Agadir in November 2021, January, and February 2022, as well as to relevant Royal Moroccan Army Sector headquarters.
He also visited the Guerguerat area in September 2021, where he observed new commercial developments, infrastructure and facilities, and Dakhmar in February 2022.
In June and August 2022, the MINURSO Acting Force Commander visited the headquarters of the Royal Moroccan Army Southern Zone in Agadir as part of the quarterly liaison meetings.
From September 1, 2021 to August, 31, 2022, MINURSO conducted approximately 397,859 km of ground patrols and 938 hours of air patrols.
“West of the berm, MINURSO continued to exercise its freedom of movement,” read the report.
During the same period, MINURSO was able to conduct 6,167 visits to Royal Moroccan Army headquarters, units, subunits, strong points and observation posts west of the berm.
“Cooperation and communications at the strategic level between MINURSO and the Command of the Royal Moroccan Army in the southern sector remained unaltered.”
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