Politics

Polisario says Trump's support for Morocco's control of Western Sahara has no legal standing

Independence movement says legal status of disputed territory is only determined by international law and United Nations resolutions, amid concerns low-level conflict could now escalate

Disputed: David Fischer, US Ambassador to Morocco, and his wife stand before a US State Department-authorised map of Morocco recognising the disputed territory of Western Sahara as part of Morocco
Disputed: David Fischer, US Ambassador to Morocco, and his wife stand before a US State Department-authorised map of Morocco recognising the disputed territory of Western Sahara as part of MoroccoPhoto: AFP/SCANPIX
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Published 14 December 2020, 12:02Updated 16 December 2020, 14:01