The Royal Armed Forces (FAR) recently foiled two attack attempts by Polisario militias. «Nine members of the separatist movement, aboard three all-terrain vehicles, attempted on Friday to attack Moroccan army positions located west of the Sand Wall», a Moroccan security source told Yabiladi. «Taking advantage of the porous borders with Mauritania, they tried to carry out their operation. However, the intervention of a FAR drone during the first attempt thwarted the attack, killing three assailants», the source added. «Furthermore, FAR artillery managed to destroy another vehicle in the Aousserd region. The shelling also resulted in the death of three other members of the Polisario militias. A white Toyota car, which was accompanying the armed group, attempted to evacuate the bodies, but a warning missile launched by a FAR drone forced the driver to turn back toward the Mauritanian border», the security source specified. The incident comes as the UN Security Council prepares to examine the Sahara issue in October. According to the source, the Polisario often steps up its attacks against the FAR in the run-up to such international deadlines.
