Polisario Front Marks 50 Years Amid Rising Support for Moroccan Autonomy

The Polisario Front held a military parade on Wednesday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), declared in 1976. The event took place in a refugee camp near Tindouf, Algeria, as Western Sahara remains largely under Moroccan control. Polisario leader Brahim Ghali doubled down on calls for self-determination, stating that independence is the only path to lasting peace. Yet his words echo against shifting geopolitical winds. Morocco's 2007 Autonomy Proposa