US seeks to designate Polisario Front as terrorist organization
US Congressman Joe Wilson has introduced legislation to designate the Algeria-backed Polisario Front as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in support of Morocco, The North Africa Post reported on June 27th.
In a post shared on X, Wilson described the Polisario as “a Marxist militia backed by Iran, Hezbollah, and Russia providing Iran a strategic outpost in Africa and destabilizing the Kingdom of Morocco.”
The move follows calls by leading experts and politicians from the US, UK, France, Latin America, European parliaments, and the Arab world for Washington to list the group as a terrorist entity. These appeals cite concerns about the Polisario’s alleged destabilizing activities in Morocco.
The North Africa Post
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