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Morocco denies that there is an armed conflict raging in what it calls its “southern provinces,” where about 90,000 Sahrawi people are estimated to live alongside 350,000 Moroccans.

For nearly 30 years, the vast territory of Western Sahara in the North African desert has existed in limbo, awaiting a referendum that was supposed to let the local Sahrawi people decide their future

Western Sahara has been stuck in territorial dispute for decades, awaiting a U.N. referendum that would let the local Sahrawi people decide their future. Rising frustrations, especially among young people, have led to violent pushback against Moroccan control.

MAHBAS REGION, Western Sahara (Associated Press) -- As a glowing sun sank behind the sandy barrier that cuts across the disputed territory of Western Sahara,...

MAHBAS REGION, Western Sahara (AP) — As a glowing sun sank behind the sandy barrier...