Algeria-Morocco conflict: Two scenarios on the likelihood of an armed confrontation

Posted On 10 November 2021

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Will then fight or will they not? Tensions between Algeria and Morocco continue to escalate following the killing of three Algerian truckers in the Western Sahara. The Algerian authorities suggested that a Moroccan drone was used to hit the trucks, promising a response. Among security analysts covering North Africa, there is no consensus as to the prospect of a military conflict, but some of them fear the worst. Here are two possible scenarios that could happen in the coming months, the first one being the most likely of the two:

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