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Why a US-Russia showdown left Morocco celebrating
An impasse between the US and Russia at the UN means its peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara has ended after 35 years.
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Western Sahara
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What’s the future of the Western Sahara conflict?
The UN is ending its peacekeeping mission in the disputed territory after the US and Russia blocked its extension.
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UN warns of security risks in Western Sahara as peacekeeping mission ends
The mission, known as MINURSO, has been in place in the disputed region since a ceasefire in 1991.
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UN’s peacekeeping mission in disputed Western Sahara ends after 35 years
The 35-year-old UN peacekeeping mission in the disputed Western Sahara region came to an end Sunday after the Security Council failed to renew its mandate. Morocco, which claims the region as its own, welcomed the decision, while its opponents from the Algeria-backed Polisario Front called it "unacceptable".
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Why is Morocco celebrating the defeat of a UN resolution on Western Sahara?
Mandate expires for UN mission tasked to monitor 1991 truce and hold a referendum in the disputed territory.