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Western Sahara: Sahrawi raid on Moroccan warning point

Location:
Hausa, Western Sahara, Sahel
Incident Date: February 12, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0: 3.50
Summary: On February 12, 2024, the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) said launched targeted attacks on a Moroccan army warning point and base in the Hausa sector (see map). It alleges "significant" casualties and equipment damage. The SPLA statement issued by the Central Directorate of Political Orientation reported concentrated shelling on a warning point in the Arbib Al-Kaa area and an assault on a Moroccan base [...]

Western Sahara: Sahrawi army says it attacked Moroccan positions in Mahbes sector

Location:
Mahbes, Western Sahara, Sahel
Incident Date: February 10, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0: 3.50
Summary: On February 10, 2024, the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) said it conducted new attacks against Moroccan soldiers' positions in the Mahbes sector. The SPLA targeted trenches and positions, claiming "substantial losses."  The SPLA said advanced units of the SPLA carried out a morning bombardment on a Moroccan base in the Aakad Arkan area, as well as targeting trenches in the Akwira Weld Aballal area.

Morocco kills Malian gold miners

Location:
El Moug, Western Sahara, Sahel
Incident Date: February 8, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0: 3.00
Deaths: 4
Fatalities type:
  • Foreign national
Summary: Four Malian gold miners were killed in the Sahara buffer zone near El Moug by a strike carried out by a Royal Armed Forces (FAR) drone. Another Mauritanian gold miner was injured and evacuated for treatment. The Mauritanian government had previously undertaken operations to arrest gold miners, including foreigners, in the area east of the Sand Wall erected by the Moroccan military. Mauritania has urged [...]