# What lies ahead for the Western Sahara conflict?

https://mins.news/en/item/126106

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-02 20:43 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2026/11/2/whats-the-future-of-the-western-sahara-conflict?traffic_source=rss

> The UN has ended its peacekeeping mission in the disputed territory after the United States and Russia blocked proposals to extend its mandate. The decades-long dispute between Morocco and the Polisario Front raises questions about whether fighting could resume.

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