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UN warns of security risks in Western Sahara as peacekeeping mission ends

The mission, known as MINURSO, has been in place in the disputed region since a ceasefire in 1991.

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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 "unacceptable".

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UN warns of security risks in Western Sahara as peacekeeping mission ends

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UN’s peacekeeping mission in disputed Western Sahara ends after 35 years

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 "unacceptable".

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