Just as in March 2023, armed Polisario militias have once again blocked a MINURSO logistical convoy. «The incident occurred on Monday, April 21, east of the Sand Wall, in the Agounite area near the Mauritanian border, about 900 kilometers from the Tindouf camps. Polisario's armed elements entered the area through Mauritanian territory», a Moroccan source familiar with the matter told Yabiladi. This obstruction comes just a week after the April 14 briefing delivered to the UN Security Council by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara and head of MINURSO. In his report, Alexander Ivanko noted that «the POLISARIO Front does not appear capable of inflicting significant damage on the FAR [Royal Armed Forces], nor of altering the status quo through military means. However, it continues to reject my calls for a cessation of hostilities. On the other hand, the FAR, equipped with considerable military capabilities, have so far shown restraint». These remarks have angered the Polisario, even as its propaganda media continue to announce attacks against FAR positions to residents of the Tindouf camps. It's worth recalling that in March 2023, Polisario militias also blocked MINURSO's access to its team sites east of the Sand Wall. Following pressure from the United States on Algiers, the Polisario eventually allowed the peacekeepers to pass, a decision communicated in a letter to the UN Secretary-General.
