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UN’s peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara ends after 35 years following US-Russia standoff
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The U.N.'s peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara has ended after 35 years due to a U.S.-Russia standoff. The mission's conclusion raises concerns about regional stability. Morocco claims the mineral-rich territory, while the pro-independence Polisario Front, backed by Algeria, seeks independence.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia vetoed a U.S.-drafted resolution Friday that would have supported Morocco’s demand for sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara and ended the U.N.’s 35-year peacekeeping mission, which was charged with helping to prepare a referendum on the future of the mineral-rich…
UNITED NATIONS — Russia vetoed a U.S.-drafted resolution Friday that would have supported Morocco’s demand for sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara and ended the U.N.’s 35-year peacekeeping mission, which was charged with helping to prepare a referendum on the future of the mineral-rich terr…
The United Nations failed to renew the mandate of its peacekeeping mission to the disputed Western Sahara for the first time in 35 years, threatening to escalate tensions between Morocco and Sahrawi rebels fighting for an independent state in the territory.
The mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Western Sahara will expire on October 31. The UN Security Council could not agree on a resolution to extend the mission.
UNITED NATIONS -- Russia vetoed a U.S.-drafted resolution Friday that would have supported Morocco's demand for sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara and ended the U.N.'s 35-year peacekeeping mission, which was charged with helping to prepare a referendum on the future of the mineral-rich ter…
The U.N.'s peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara has ended after 35 years due to a U.S.-Russia standoff. The mission's conclusion raises concerns about regional stability. Morocco claims the mineral-rich territory, while the pro-independence Polisario Front, backed by Algeria, seeks independence.
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 "un…
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