Map showing the disputed territory of Western Sahara

UN Ends 35-Year Peacekeeping Mission in Disputed Western Sahara

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The United Nations has ended its peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara after 35 years. The region, formerly under Spanish rule, remains contested between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front. This decision marks a significant shift in international involvement in the long-standing dispute.

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