Mauritanian army uncovers hidden Polisario missile stockpile aimed at Morocco
A Mauritanian army patrol has uncovered a significant stockpile of missiles that the Polisario had hidden on Mauritanian soil, reportedly intended for attacks on targets in Morocco.
«There are about fifty Grad-type missiles, with a range of 25 to 40 km. These projectiles were used by Polisario armed militias in October and November 2023 against civilian targets in Es-Smara», a source close to the matter told Yabiladi.
The Polisario's «commander of the 3rd military region» attempted to retrieve the missiles but was unsuccessful. The Mauritanian army rejected his request, just as President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani had refused, days earlier, the Polisario's appeals to reopen the Lebriga region.
It is worth recalling that this same commander was part of the delegation sent to Nouakchott to persuade President El Ghazouani to lift the closure of the Lebriga region, a route the Polisario uses clandestinely to launch attacks on Moroccan positions east of the Sand Wall.
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