09-04-2025
Algeria Completes New Military Air Base Near Moroccan Border
Doha – The Algerian military has unveiled its latest act of aggression, completing a new air base in Oum el Assel, brazenly positioned just 72 kilometers from the Moroccan border, according to reports from the Atlantic Observatory for Defense and Armament (AODA).
Positioned menacingly near Tindouf at coordinates 28°52'55″N, 5°49'10″W, the base represents the latest escalation in Algeria's relentless militarization campaign targeting Morocco's eastern border, intensifying an already volatile situation in a blatant show of force.
Satellite imagery exposed by AODA reveals two Russian-made MiG-29M2 fighter jets, armed with air-to-air missiles, poised in attack-ready positions at the facility, leaving no doubt about Algeria's hostile intentions.
This provocative war machine includes extensive ammunition depots and combat infrastructure purposefully designed to accommodate additional Sukhoi warplanes, with runways specifically extended for aggressive military operations.
The warmongering installation features an intrusive early warning radar station looming north of the main facility at coordinates 28°53'53″N, 5°47'22″W and 28°53'34″N, 5°46'48″W, establishing an aggressive surveillance presence aimed directly at Moroccan territory.
Battle tanks have been deliberately transferred from Tindouf camps to fortify this threatening outpost, which emerged in late 2021 as part of Algeria's calculated military aggression against Morocco.
Operating under Algeria's 3rd Military Region, the Oum el Assel base serves as just one piece in an alarming network of 25 military installations deliberately positioned to threaten Morocco's sovereignty.
This aggressive military encirclement includes anti-aircraft batteries, artillery strongholds, armored divisions, and multiple combat-ready facilities, all strategically placed within striking distance of Moroccan territory, some provocatively stationed mere kilometers from the border.
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Algeria's belligerent posturing extends well beyond its aggressive moves against Morocco. In a recent display of regional bullying, Algerian forces shot down a Malian drone and shut down their airspace to Mali, igniting a diplomatic crisis with the Sahel States Alliance.
The timing of this military escalation appears deliberately orchestrated to coincide with legitimate French-Moroccan military exercises planned for September in Errachidia.
Algeria's diplomatic corps has issued thinly veiled threats regarding these defensive exercises, codenamed 'Chergui 2025,' exposing its pattern of aggressive interference in sovereign military cooperation between other countries.
This menacing military installation underscores Algeria's broader strategy of regional destabilization, exemplified by its web of approximately twenty air and ground bases concentrated near Moroccan territory.
This includes two military bases with anti-aircraft defenses just 8 kilometers from the border, logistics barracks at 6 and 10 kilometers, infantry and artillery bases, an armored base with bunkers at 35 kilometers, and multiple other combat installations stretched along the frontier.
The strategic placement and offensive capabilities of these facilities expose Algeria's unmistakable hostile intent, with systematic deployment of combat forces and surveillance systems targeting Morocco.
Algeria's accelerating militarization campaign continues despite Morocco's persistent efforts to maintain regional stability and Rabat's mounting diplomatic successes in the Western Sahara dossier.
Observers note that this systematic pattern of provocative military deployments risks igniting a comprehensive regional conflict that would not only affect Morocco but would spread throughout the African Sahel region.
Algeria's military generals, having lost influence in the Sahel, appear to be pursuing what analysts describe as a suicidal strategy to cover up their diplomatic and military failures.
The regime seems intent on psychologically preparing Algerian public opinion for direct confrontation with neighboring countries, after its stubborn stance and sequential aggressive behavior has already transformed three-quarters of Algeria's land borders into potential conflict zones. Tags: Algerian MilitaryMorocco Algeria borders
