SHAHEED EL HAFED – The Sahrawi Mine Action Coordination Office (SMACO) confirmed that the statements and figures presented by the Moroccan occupation regarding landmine destruction in the occupied Western Sahara are closer to political propaganda than reality. It called on the United Nations and independent international organizations to conduct field verification of any alleged demining operations in the occupied territory.
In a report titled “From Propaganda to Deception: The Truth Behind Morocco’s Claims on Landmines in Western Sahara,” SMACO stated that “given the enormous amount of misinformation and deception surrounding the landmine destruction process, it is essential to enlighten Sahrawi and international public opinion with the facts and expose the contradictions in Morocco’s narrative regarding its claimed mine clearance operations.”
The report explained that a critical analysis reveals these claims “lack documentation and independent verification, and they do not withstand the simplest rules of arithmetic and technical logic in mine action.” It noted that neither the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) nor any other independent body has been able to verify the figures provided by Morocco, which has not invited any external party to monitor these operations on the ground.
Upon a simple review of the figures presented by the occupation, the source added, “the contradiction becomes clear. Morocco claims to have destroyed around 97,000...
SHAHEED EL HAFED – The Sahrawi Mine Action Coordination Office (SMACO) confirmed that the statements and figures presented by the Moroccan occupation regarding landmine destruction in the occupied...