UN Peacekeeping Mission in Western Sahara Ends After 35 Years, Raising Fears of Escalation
The United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara has come to an end after 35 years, closing a long-running international effort to monitor one of the world’s most intractable territorial disputes. The mission’s departure has intensified concerns that the conflict between Morocco and the Polisario Front could harden further, even as rival draft resolutions at the UN Security Council exposed deep divisions over the territory’s future.
