UN’s peacekeeping mission in disputed Western Sahara ends after 35 years

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UN’s peacekeeping mission in disputed Western Sahara ends after 35 years

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The UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara ended after the Security Council did not renew its mandate, bringing a 35-year deployment to a close. Morocco welcomed the decision, while the Algeria-backed Polisario Front condemned it.

The 35-year-old UN peacekeeping mission ⁠in the disputed Western ​Sahara region came to an end Sunday after the Security Council failed to ​renew its mandate. Morocco, which claims the region as its own, welcomed the decision, while its opponents from the Algeria-backed Polisario Front called it "unacceptable".

World Security Conflict Politics Western Sahara UN peacekeeping Security Council Morocco Polisario Front Algeria

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