List of wars involving the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

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Western Sahara War
(1975–1991)
Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Supported by:
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria (1976, [1] aid from 1976)
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya (1976–1984) [2]
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania (1975–1979)
Supported by:
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France (1977–1978, aid from 1978)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia [3] [4] [5]
Inconclusive
  • Spanish complete withdrawal under the Madrid Accords (1976)
  • Mauritanian retreat and withdrawal of territorial claims and peace agreement with the Polisario Front.
  • Military stalemate [6] [7] [8]
  • Ceasefire agreed on between the Polisario Front and Morocco (1991)
  • Morocco controls approximately 70% of the territory, [9] the Polisario Front controls 30%
Western Saharan clashes (2020–present)
(2020–)
Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Flag of Morocco.svg  Kingdom of Morocco Ongoing

References

  1. "Argelia acusa la derrota de Angola". ABC (in Spanish): 41. 7 February 1976. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  2. Cooper, T.; Grandolini, A. (2015). Libyan Air Wars: Part 1: 1973–1985. Africa@War (in Malay). Helion. p. 52. ISBN   978-1-910777-51-0.
  3. David Dean (1 April 2002), The Air Force role in low-intensity conflict, DIANE Publishing, p. 74, ISBN   9781428928275
  4. Stephen Zunes; Jacob Mundy (2010), Western Sahara: War, Nationalism, and Conflict Irresolution, Syracuse University Press, p. 44, ISBN   9780815652588
  5. "Gulf Arabs back Morocco in Western Sahara rift with U.N." Reuters. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  6. Anouar Boukhars; Jacques Roussellier (18 December 2013). Perspectives on Western Sahara: Myths, Nationalisms, and Geopolitics. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 77. ISBN   978-1-4422-2686-9.
  7. Véronique Dudouet (15 September 2014). Civil Resistance and Conflict Transformation: Transitions from armed to nonviolent struggle. Routledge. p. 20. ISBN   978-1-317-69778-7.
  8. Ho-Won Jeong (4 December 2009). Conflict Management and Resolution: An Introduction. Routledge. p. 19. ISBN   978-1-135-26511-3.
  9. Kingsbury, D. (Ed.). (2016). Western Sahara: International Law, Justice and Natural Resources (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315660967
  10. "Time for International Re-engagement in Western Sahara". Crisis Group. 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.