Report exposes Hezbollah’s training Western Sahara separatists

A report by the Washington Post has exposed Hezbollah’s training of Western Sahara separatists, pointing towards Algeria’s continuing effort to destabilise the region.

According to Arab Weekly on 13 April, the article quoted sources that said the Iranian proxy had aided the pro-independence Polisario Front, likely facilitated by the Algiers.

Iranian support for the Western Saharan group, which has fought Morocco over the territory since the Spanish left in 1975, caused Rabat to sever ties with Tehran in 2018.

Arab Weekly