8/ We can now turn south to the dispute surrounding...

8/ We can now turn south to the dispute surrounding Western Sahara (ISO code "EH") - the world's largest disputed territory.

A 🇪🇸 Spanish-occupied territory until 1975, roughly 80% of the territory is now governed by the 🇲🇦 Moroccan government, whilst the remaining 20% is ruled by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 🇪🇭, a partially recognised state.

The dispute has been running for over 50 years, regularly flaring up into full blown war.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Sahara_conflict

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Like 17 May at 15:46 | Open on en.osm.town

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OpenCage 👉🌍

9/ As part of the conflict Morocco 🇲🇦 has built a series of massive sand walls ("berms") to prevent movement of fighters of the Polisario Front - the nationalist movement of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 🇪🇭

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moroccan_Western_Sahara_Wall

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17 May at 15:52 | Open on en.osm.town

OpenCage 👉🌍

10/ The conflict has largely simmered on without much international attention, though in 2020 it came back into focus when the United States 🇺🇸 recognised 🇲🇦 Morocco's annexation of what it refers to as its "Southern Provinces" as part of diplomatic normalisation agreement talks between Morocco and Israel 🇮🇱

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Morocco_normalization_agreement

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17 May at 15:57 | Open on en.osm.town