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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Morocco Cancels Joint Exercise with US over Sahara Rights Dispute

Morocco has canceled a joint military exercise with the US scheduled to begin tomorrow, in a show of its displeasure over a US announcement that it is considering supporting a proposal to give the United Nations force monitoring the Western Sahara, MINURSO, a human rights oversight capability.

The decision to cancel the African Lion exercise followed a meeting of the Royal Cabinet summoned by the King (link in French).

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