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February 2022

Honduras Deputy Foreign Minister on visit to Sahrawi Republic

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Shahid Al Hafed, 12 February 2022 (SPS) -  Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Honduras, Mr. Torres Zelaya Gerardo José Antonio, pays on Saturday a two-day visit to the Saharawi Republic, during which he meets with officials and visits institutions and establishments of the Sahrawi state.
Mr. Torres Zelaya Gerardo José Antonio will conclude his visit by meeting with the President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali.

SPLA targets Moroccan occupation forces in Haouza sector

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Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories), 12 February 2022 (SPS) - Units of the Saharawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) targeted Friday the entrenchments of soldiers of the Moroccan occupation in the Hawza sector, according to military communiqué No. 457 of the National Ministry of Defense.
The communiqué stressed that advanced SPLA detachments targeted the entrenchments of occupation soldiers in the Hawza sector, with violent and concentrated shelling, targeting the regions of Aksibi El Nelkla, Aksibi Amechgheb and Laksibi Laksser.

ISACOM condemns police use of force against demonstrators

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El Aaiun (Occupied Territories), 12 February 2022 (SPS) - The Sahrawi Body against Moroccan Occupation (ISACOM) had strongly condemned on Wednesday the excessive use of force by the Moroccan occupation forces against the Sahrawi demonstrators who participated in a peaceful sit-in organized last Sunday in occupied El Aaiun.

Saharawi Observatory of Natural Resources warns EU about its projects with Morocco in the occupied areas of Western Sahara

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Bir Lehlu (Saharawi Republic), Feb 10, 2022 (SPS) - The Saharawi Observatory of Natural Resources warned the European Union (EU) about its support for Morocco's renewable energy projects in the occupied areas of Western Sahara, after the announcement by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, about her intentions to invest more than 1.6 billion in aid to Morocco.

Balearic Government President reaffirms the political and humanitarian support of the Balearic Islands for the Saharawi people

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Palmas de Mallorca (Balearic Islands), Feb 10, 2022 (SPS)- The president of the Balearic Islands, Francina Armengol, today received the Minister for Cooperation of the Saharawi Republic (SADR), Fatma Mehdi, accompanied by the delegate in Spain , Abdulah Arabi, and the delegate in the Balearic Islands, Hmudi Lebsir, to exchange on the current situation of the Saharawi people and the new situation in the territory as a result of the violation of the ceasefire by Morocco in Western Sahara and resumption of the war .

SPLA executes new attacks against enemy positions in the Hauza and Mahbes sectors

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Bir Lehlu (Sahrawi Republic), Feb 09, 2022 (SPS) – The units of the Saharawi Popular Liberation Army (SPLA) carried out Wednesday new attacks against the Moroccan occupation forces positioned in the Hauza and Mahbes sectors.
War Report No. 455 issued by the Ministry of National Defense highlights that SPLA units launched concentrated bombardments against various targets of enemy forces in the Lagseibi Lamlas region, in Hauza, as well as in the Um Lagta and Sabjat Tanucahd regions, in Mahbes.

SPLA attacks enemy positions in the Farsia and Mahbes sectors

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Bir Lehlu (Sahrawi Republic), Feb  08, 2022 (SPS) – The units of the Saharawi Popular Liberation Army (SPLA) have today concentrated their bombardments against various enemy positions along the Wall of Shame, particularly in the sectors of Farsia and Mahbes.
According to War Report No. 448 of the Ministry of National Defense, units of our army have launched heavy bombardments that have caused fear and panic in the ranks of the soldiers of the Moroccan occupation forces stationed in the following positions:

SPLA targets entrenchments of Moroccan occupation soldiers in Hawza sector

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Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories), 7 February 2022 (SPS) - Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) carried out new attacks against the entrenchments of the Moroccan occupying forces in the sector of Hawza, indicated the National Ministry of Defense in its military communiqué No. 452. 
Advanced detachments of the SPLA targeted the entrenchments of occupation soldiers in several regions of the Hawza sector, including the regions of Rous Benzekka, Lemkiteb and Rous Terkanet, the same source said.

AU Summit suspends decision to grant observer status to Zionist entity

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Addis Ababa, 7 February 2022 (SPS) - African Union (AU) Summit, held Sunday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, suspended the decision of the African Commission' chairman, Moussa Faki, to grant an observer status to the Zionist entity and set up a committee made up of the leaders of seven African countries, including Algeria, to make a recommendation to the AU Summit about the issue.

PSC urges solution under provisions of AU Constitutive Act to Western Sahara conflict

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Addis Ababa, 7 February 2022 (SPS) - The resolution of the conflict in Western Sahara must be consistent with the provisions of the Constitutive Act of the African Union (AU), which emphasizes the principle of the inviolability of the borders inherited at the time of independence, says the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) in its new report on peace and security in the continent.

SPLA carries out new attacks against positions of Moroccan occupier in Hawza and Mahbas sectors

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Bir Lahlou (Liberated Territories) - Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) carried out new attacks against positions of the Moroccan occupying forces in the sectors of Hawza and Mahbas, indicated the National Ministry of Defense in its communiqué N 451.
According to the communiqué, "SPLA units carried out intensified attacks targeting the entrenchments of the Moroccan occupying forces in the regions of Chadimiya and Rous Es-sebti in the Mahbas sector, as well as in the region of Laksibi Lamlas in the Hawza sector.

SPLA focuses its attacks on the entrenchments of Morrocan occupation forces in Hawza sector

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Bir Lahlou (liberated territories), February 05, 2022 (SPS) - The units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army focused on Friday, their attacks on the entrenchments of the Moroccan occupation forces in the regions of Ross Arbib, Ross Laghteitira, Ross Terghanet in the Hawza sector, according to the military communiqué No. 449 issued by the Ministry of Defense.

President of Republic arrives in Addis Ababa to partake in 35th Summit of African Union Heads of State and Government

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Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), 5 February 2022 (SPS) -  President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, arrived Friday in Addis Ababa, to take part in the 35th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union scheduled to be held on Saturday and Sunday at the African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Upon his arrival at the airport, President Brahim Ghali was received by a ministerial delegation, led by Minister of Health Lia Tadesse.

United States committed to backing efforts of Personal Envoy of UN Secretary General for Western Sahara

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Washington, 5 February 2022 (SPS) -  The head of U.S. diplomacy, Antony Blinken, reaffirmed Thursday the continued commitment of the United States to support the efforts of the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura in the UN political process for Western Sahara.
The spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, Ned Price, announced in a statement the meeting between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, in Washington.

Dr. Sidi Omar: The Aggression by the Occupying State on the Saharawi Liberated Territories is the Cause of the Breakdown of the Ceasefire

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New York, 3 February 2022 (SPS) - In a press release made public yesterday, Member of the National Secretariat, Representative of the Frente POLISARIO at the United Nations, and Coordinator with MINURSO, Dr Sidi Mohamed Omar, emphasised the full responsibility of the occupying state of Morocco for torpedoing the 1991 ceasefire through its act of aggression on the Sahrawi Liberated Territories on 13 November 2020.