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List of wars involving the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

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Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results
Western Sahara War
(1975–1991)
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Supported by:
 Algeria (1976,[1] aid from 1976)
 Libya (1976–1984)[2]
 Morocco
 Mauritania (1975–1979)
Supported by:
 United States
 France (1977–1978, aid from 1978)
 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–)
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic  Kingdom of Morocco Ongoing

References

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  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.