Shield and Alert: Maghreb Bound

Algeria says it was forced to shoot at jet skiers, as families plan to file complaints in French courtsF

Algeria said Sunday its security forces had opened fire this week after a group of jet skiers from Morocco ignored warning shots and refused to comply with orders to stop. Lawyers for two men shot dead in the incident plan to file a complaint in France. One was...
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Western Sahara: Violence erupts in Western Sahara as drone hits pro-independence militantsF

A Polisario Front commander and three Sahrawi fighters were killed Friday in the disputed Western Sahara as a United States delegation visited the region, the official Saharawi news agency SPS reported. The Western Sahara dispute dates back to 1975, when colonial...
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Algeria: France says one citizen killed, another ‘jailed in Algeria’F

France on Friday confirmed one of its citizens had been killed and another was jailed, a day after media reports said two tourists were shot dead by coastguards when they strayed across Algeria's maritime border with Morocco. Moroccan media reported Thursday that two...
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Morocco: German court finds Moroccan spy guilty of spying on Moroccan rights activistsF

A German court gave a Moroccan man a suspended sentence Thursday after finding him guilty of spying on supporters of a Moroccan protest group. The 36-year-old was given a suspended sentence of one year and nine months, a spokeswoman for the higher regional court in...
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