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Morocco Country Profile
The country of Morocco is a key U.S. ally in the North Africa region. The two countries militaries are engaged in military exercises on a periodic basis.
Conflict in the Western Sahara
There has been a long-running conflict between the Polisario and the government of Morocco over a portion of the country that lies along the border between Morocco and Mauritania. This conflict dates back to the 1970s. [1]
In 1991 a ceasefire was agreed upon that diminished hostilities. However, in 2020, tensions rose once again. [2]
News Articles about Morocco
March 21, 2024, "The Polisario Front: An Organizational Overview", by Alex Purcell, Grey Dynamics.
March 21, 2024, "Exploring the Escalation in Western Sahara", by Jawhar Farhat, Grey Dynamics.
August 5, 2021, "Israel, Africa and Libya: Morocco's Foreign Policy Trump Cards", by Yasmina Abouzzohour, Lawfare Blog.
References
Morocco: Background and U.S. Relations,
Congressional Research Service, June 23, 2020.
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R45387
Morocco: Current Issues, Congressional Research Service,
January 15, 2015.
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RS/RS21579
Morocco, The World Factbook, Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA)
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mo.html
Morocco, CIA Reading Room Library, Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA)
https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/search/site/morocco
Endnotes
[1] Western Sahara, Congressional Research Service
(CRS), October 8, 2014, RS20962, PDF, 15 pages.
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RS/RS20962
[2] "Polisario Front Renews War in Western Sahara", by
Joseph Hammond, Small Wars Journal, November 21, 2020.
https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/polisario-front-renews-war-western-sahara
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