# What is the future of the Western Sahara conflict?

https://mins.news/en/video/125926

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-11-02 17:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkPOWOgwW2s

> The Western Sahara dispute began more than 50 years ago with the end of Spanish colonial rule. Morocco and the Polisario Front have both claimed the territory since then. UN efforts to reach a settlement in the 1990s included deploying a peacekeeping mission; last week, Russia and the US blocked proposals to extend its mandate.

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