Where the UN mission in Western Sahara was posted
Nov. 2, 2026 — When its mandate expired Oct. 31, the UN mission in Western Sahara, MINURSO, had its headquarters in Laayoune and nine team sites, according to the mission's own listing: four west of the berm, at Smara, Mahbas, Oum Dreyga and Awsard, and five east of it, at Bir Lahlou, Tifariti, Mehaires, Mijek and Agwanit. A liaison office in Tindouf, Algeria, dealt with the Frente POLISARIO and Algeria. The berm is an earthen wall about 2,700 kilometers long, with the Royal Moroccan Army west of it and the Frente POLISARIO east of it, the UN says.
The wall: The berm's exact route and the sites' coordinates are not given.
Tier: Confirmed (based on MINURSO's own site listing and its mine action page)
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