西撒哈拉
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2022 華語
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這一整塊地原屬西班牙殖民地。1975年西班牙同意放棄對西撒哈拉的統治，離開前簽了一份協議，將主權分給摩洛哥和茅利塔尼亞。但是西撒哈拉當地居民（又稱西撒人陣）認為他們才是土地的主人，於是成立一個獨立國家，叫撒拉威阿拉伯民主共和國，與摩洛哥對抗。阿爾及利亞長期支持西撒人陣，後來也與摩洛哥交惡。目前由摩洛哥佔領靠海、擁有天然氣資源的西半部，西撒人陣佔領靠非洲內陸、寸草不生的東半邊。
2022年，摩洛哥的外交策略奏效，成功說服美國、西班牙和多哥等國支持其自治計畫，言下之意就是承認摩洛哥擁有西撒哈拉主權，只是列為自治區。想當然西撒人陣不願接受這個計畫，堅持要舉辦獨立公投民族自決。雖然西撒哈拉近期鮮少有衝突火拼的消息，但外交上仍持續對戰中。
Date: 1975 to date
Parties in conflict
● The Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro
● Morocco
This piece of land was originally a part of a Spanish colony. In 1975 when Spain pulled completely out of this former colony, Morocco in the north attempted to take control of the territory, while Mauritania to the east also wanted a cut. However, the local residents of Western Sahara claimed sovereignty over their own land, so they founded an independent country, named the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to fight against Moroccan control.
Currently, Morocco occupies the western part of the territory that runs along the coast and provides access to natural gas reserves, while the Polisario Front backing the Sahrawri controls the grassless eastern part of inland Africa. In November 2020, the Polisario Front abandoned the ceasefire agreement, leaving the area still trapped in ongoing conflict.
