Marruecos y el Polisario se reúnen en Nueva York pese al enfrentamiento en El Aaiún
Marruecos desmantela un campamento saharaui poniendo fin a la mayor protesta desde que España se retiró hace 35 años.- Rabat asegura que entre el asalto y los disturbios posteriores en El Aaiún han muerto cinco uniformados.- Al menos una víctima mortal en el bando saharaui. -La ONU califica de "altamente lamentable" la actuación marroquí en vísperas de una reunión internacional
IGNACIO CEMBRERO 07/11/2010
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Morocco and the Polisario met in New York despite the conflict in El AaiunMorocco dismantled a Saharawi camp ending the biggest protest since Spain withdrew 35 years ago .- Rabat says that between the assault and subsequent riots in Laayoune have killed five soldiers .- At least one fatality in the Saharawi side. "The UN describes as" highly regrettable "the Moroccan action on the eve of an international meeting
Ignacio Cembrero 07/11/2010
Morocco has declared a curfew in Laayoune after a day of clashes between police and Sahrawi. At the same time, the United Nations calling for "restraint" on all parties in the coming hours to avoid an escalation of violence mietras delegations of the two parties are united in Manhasset (near New York but off the press) to discuss Western Sahara's future.
All the tension is derived from the Moroccan decision to take the morning of Monday the control of the Saharawi camp erected in Agdaym Izik, about 15 kilometers from El Aaiun (Western Sahara), ending the biggest protest since Spain withdrew from the territory 35 years ago. In the assault on Agdaym Izik and subsequent clashes in Laayoune, at least a Saharawi have died, according to the Polisario, Morocco and five soldiers, officials in Rabat. The Moroccan communications ministry has denied any casualties among the campers in the town of Western Sahara.
The serious incident sparked a sea of rumors about a possible cancellation of U.S. diplomatic meeting. Finally this afternoon, the world body's special envoy for Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, was in an atmosphere charged with the two delegations. The agency, which tries to refloat the negotiations after two years of stalemate, did not hide his disappointment that the Moroccan police operation coincided with the opening of the talks. The UN spokesman, Martin Nesirky, described as "highly regrettable" that the disturbances affecting the "atmosphere" of the meeting prepared for months by Ross.
Numbers of dead inconclusive
The Polisario Front representative in Spain, Bouchayara Beyun said at first that the "brutal dismantling" of the camp had killed at least 13 Sahrawi and dozens injured. Falling subsequently corrected the Saharawi Ministry of Information to report that the only death is Babi Mahmud El Guergue. The wali (governor) of Laayoune, Mohamed Guelmouss has indicated, meanwhile, that two members of law enforcement personnel had been killed and 70 others were injured, four of them seriously. 65 demonstrators were also arrested.
Following the clashes, Rabat has returned to prevent the Spanish journalists travel from Casablanca to the city in Western Sahara. In addition, Moroccan authorities have cut off road access to the Sahara to the height of Tan Tan No foreigner can cross that threshold.
Early morning assault
The operation began at dawn, just before 07.00 (08.00, hora peninsular Spanish) with the fly-camp in Agdaym Izik by helicopters while the Gendarmerie warned by loudspeaker to the 20,000 campers who had to leave immediately. Some groups of women with children left, and exit, were waiting in the bus were transported to Laayoune, the capital of Western Sahara.
After the departure of this small group began at dawn assault on the camp Agdaym Izik in which the Gendarmerie used water cannons, tear gas, batons and fired rubber bullets against camped there. Young resisted and organized a real battle. but were defeated. Army trucks entered the camp and then crushed the tents (nomadic tents).
For unknown reasons dozens of tents caught fire causing panic among the families living in camps. Some of the most outstanding figures Saharawi camp, as Enaam Safari, have been arrested by the gendarmerie, as their relatives. After the destruction of the tents and taking control of the camp, thousands of Saharawi undertaken on foot, through a corridor opened by the security forces towards Laayoune. "Here we are all walking through the desert, far away, in the city, we see a lot of smoke," he tells Omar through his mobile phone.
Governor of Laayoune told official news agency (MAP) that the police had conducted an early morning "operation to free the" chioukhs (Saharawi notables), women and children were power of a group of individuals with criminal records for crimes "and sought refuge in the camp. "After exhausting all avenues of dialogue to find a solution to this unacceptable situation from a legal standpoint," continued the governor, the police intervened to "stop in a peaceful way the elements that were outside the law, but were denied access to the camp and faced a backlash from those who used (to attack) gas cylinders Molotov cocktails. "
Uprising in Laayoune
Upon learning of the assault on the camp's inhabitants Saharawi neighborhoods in Laayoune Izik Agdaym attempted to reach for, apparently, to welcome and assist those who left there expelled. Police stopped him blocking the exit of the city. In protest against this veto the people started to erect barricades and burning tires in the central avenue of Smara in the Saharawi neighborhoods. It is that which they saw the smoke expelled from the camp as they walked. The units riot police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to break up demonstrations.
Later addition to these events youth returning from Agdaym Izik. With stones and petrol bombs attacked public buildings. The fighting had emptied the streets of Laayoune where many shops, offices and even some college were closed. The minister, Moroccan government spokesman Khalid Naciri said Thursday, after the Council of Ministers, that the evolution of the talks with representatives of the campers was "positive", but Saturday Moroccan security forces tightened the nuts the camp and, on Sunday, closed and bolted.
The committee that ran the camp claimed housing and jobs or, failing that, social assistance for the Sahrawi people. At no time made political demands as self-determination and independence while some voices in Agdaym Izik showed a penchant for "raising the level of protest."
"It's terrible what has happened," lamented the famous Haidar Sahrawi activist from Lisbon in the course of a telephone conversation. Tomorrow will collect a prize granted by the University of Coimbra. "Morocco ruthlessly suppressed when applying simple Saharan social improvements," he added. "Because of all forms ask directly tries to overwhelm self-determination and independence."Morocco prevent flight to Laayoune to 11 Spanish journalists
A group of 11 journalists from seven Spanish media today has tried to catch the 17.00 flight from Casablanca to Laayoune. Reporters have filed with the counter of the airport book their tickets, but the airport staff has explained that the robot company Royal Air Maroc has a "fault" and therefore "the canceled". Have tried to make a new reservation and buy another ticket, but the airport has explained that today is too late and will have to try again tomorrow. On October 25, seven journalists from five media had to stay on land after the same carrier will deny boarding to cover the fatal shooting by police of a minor Sahara.
In addition, the regional airline Binter Canarias has decided to stay at least until Friday's flights were planned between Gran Canaria and Laayoune.
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/espana/Marruecos/Polisario/reunen/Nueva/York/pese/enfrentamiento/Aaiun/elpepuint/20101107elpepunac_11/Tes
Morocco and the Polisario met in New York despite the conflict in El AaiunMorocco dismantled a Saharawi camp ending the biggest protest since Spain withdrew 35 years ago .- Rabat says that between the assault and subsequent riots in Laayoune have killed five soldiers .- At least one fatality in the Saharawi side. "The UN describes as" highly regrettable "the Moroccan action on the eve of an international meeting
Ignacio Cembrero 07/11/2010
Morocco has declared a curfew in Laayoune after a day of clashes between police and Sahrawi. At the same time, the United Nations calling for "restraint" on all parties in the coming hours to avoid an escalation of violence mietras delegations of the two parties are united in Manhasset (near New York but off the press) to discuss Western Sahara's future.
All the tension is derived from the Moroccan decision to take the morning of Monday the control of the Saharawi camp erected in Agdaym Izik, about 15 kilometers from El Aaiun (Western Sahara), ending the biggest protest since Spain withdrew from the territory 35 years ago. In the assault on Agdaym Izik and subsequent clashes in Laayoune, at least a Saharawi have died, according to the Polisario, Morocco and five soldiers, officials in Rabat. The Moroccan communications ministry has denied any casualties among the campers in the town of Western Sahara.
The serious incident sparked a sea of rumors about a possible cancellation of U.S. diplomatic meeting. Finally this afternoon, the world body's special envoy for Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, was in an atmosphere charged with the two delegations. The agency, which tries to refloat the negotiations after two years of stalemate, did not hide his disappointment that the Moroccan police operation coincided with the opening of the talks. The UN spokesman, Martin Nesirky, described as "highly regrettable" that the disturbances affecting the "atmosphere" of the meeting prepared for months by Ross.
Numbers of dead inconclusive
The Polisario Front representative in Spain, Bouchayara Beyun said at first that the "brutal dismantling" of the camp had killed at least 13 Sahrawi and dozens injured. Falling subsequently corrected the Saharawi Ministry of Information to report that the only death is Babi Mahmud El Guergue. The wali (governor) of Laayoune, Mohamed Guelmouss has indicated, meanwhile, that two members of law enforcement personnel had been killed and 70 others were injured, four of them seriously. 65 demonstrators were also arrested.
Following the clashes, Rabat has returned to prevent the Spanish journalists travel from Casablanca to the city in Western Sahara. In addition, Moroccan authorities have cut off road access to the Sahara to the height of Tan Tan No foreigner can cross that threshold.
Early morning assault
The operation began at dawn, just before 07.00 (08.00, hora peninsular Spanish) with the fly-camp in Agdaym Izik by helicopters while the Gendarmerie warned by loudspeaker to the 20,000 campers who had to leave immediately. Some groups of women with children left, and exit, were waiting in the bus were transported to Laayoune, the capital of Western Sahara.
After the departure of this small group began at dawn assault on the camp Agdaym Izik in which the Gendarmerie used water cannons, tear gas, batons and fired rubber bullets against camped there. Young resisted and organized a real battle. but were defeated. Army trucks entered the camp and then crushed the tents (nomadic tents).
For unknown reasons dozens of tents caught fire causing panic among the families living in camps. Some of the most outstanding figures Saharawi camp, as Enaam Safari, have been arrested by the gendarmerie, as their relatives. After the destruction of the tents and taking control of the camp, thousands of Saharawi undertaken on foot, through a corridor opened by the security forces towards Laayoune. "Here we are all walking through the desert, far away, in the city, we see a lot of smoke," he tells Omar through his mobile phone.
Governor of Laayoune told official news agency (MAP) that the police had conducted an early morning "operation to free the" chioukhs (Saharawi notables), women and children were power of a group of individuals with criminal records for crimes "and sought refuge in the camp. "After exhausting all avenues of dialogue to find a solution to this unacceptable situation from a legal standpoint," continued the governor, the police intervened to "stop in a peaceful way the elements that were outside the law, but were denied access to the camp and faced a backlash from those who used (to attack) gas cylinders Molotov cocktails. "
Uprising in Laayoune
Upon learning of the assault on the camp's inhabitants Saharawi neighborhoods in Laayoune Izik Agdaym attempted to reach for, apparently, to welcome and assist those who left there expelled. Police stopped him blocking the exit of the city. In protest against this veto the people started to erect barricades and burning tires in the central avenue of Smara in the Saharawi neighborhoods. It is that which they saw the smoke expelled from the camp as they walked. The units riot police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to break up demonstrations.
Later addition to these events youth returning from Agdaym Izik. With stones and petrol bombs attacked public buildings. The fighting had emptied the streets of Laayoune where many shops, offices and even some college were closed. The minister, Moroccan government spokesman Khalid Naciri said Thursday, after the Council of Ministers, that the evolution of the talks with representatives of the campers was "positive", but Saturday Moroccan security forces tightened the nuts the camp and, on Sunday, closed and bolted.
The committee that ran the camp claimed housing and jobs or, failing that, social assistance for the Sahrawi people. At no time made political demands as self-determination and independence while some voices in Agdaym Izik showed a penchant for "raising the level of protest."
"It's terrible what has happened," lamented the famous Haidar Sahrawi activist from Lisbon in the course of a telephone conversation. Tomorrow will collect a prize granted by the University of Coimbra. "Morocco ruthlessly suppressed when applying simple Saharan social improvements," he added. "Because of all forms ask directly tries to overwhelm self-determination and independence."Morocco prevent flight to Laayoune to 11 Spanish journalists
A group of 11 journalists from seven Spanish media today has tried to catch the 17.00 flight from Casablanca to Laayoune. Reporters have filed with the counter of the airport book their tickets, but the airport staff has explained that the robot company Royal Air Maroc has a "fault" and therefore "the canceled". Have tried to make a new reservation and buy another ticket, but the airport has explained that today is too late and will have to try again tomorrow. On October 25, seven journalists from five media had to stay on land after the same carrier will deny boarding to cover the fatal shooting by police of a minor Sahara.
In addition, the regional airline Binter Canarias has decided to stay at least until Friday's flights were planned between Gran Canaria and Laayoune.
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