Western Sahara conflict

Ongoing armed conflict in North Africa This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "Western Sahara conflict" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (May 2026) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (May 2026) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Western Sahara conflictGathering of Sahrawi troops, near Tifariti (Western Sahara), celebrating the 32nd anniversary of the Polisario Front (2005).Date17 June 1970 – present(56 years, 2 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)LocationWestern SaharaStatus Ongoing Zemla Intifada (1970) Sahrawi insurgency (1973–1976) Invasion and occupation of Western Sahara (1975) Western Sahara War (1975–1991) Annexation of Western Sahara by Morocco and Mauritania Mauritania's withdrawal of Western Sahara (1979) First Sahrawi Intifada (1999–2004) Sec