Video: Fire at Polisario camps after the attack on the family of MSP leader
"After the incident on Thursday night, in which Polisario militiamen entered the tent of the relatives of the Secretary General of the Sahrawi Movement for Peace (MSP), Hach Ahmed, and attacked one of his nieces and an eighty-year-old diabetic uncle, there was strong general unrest throughout the Dajla camp.
According to sources from the MSP, the residents of the camp, who mostly belong to the Ulad Delim tribe, caused a series of disturbances.
Tonight, angry protesters attacked and set fire to the headquarters of the #Polisario Security guards in the Dakhla camp in #Algeria . The protests were sparked yesterday when Polisario forces raid the home of a family from Ouled Delim tribe, during which they attacked women.… pic.twitter.com/lmSYOcaRdp
— For Western Sahara (@WesternSaharaQ) April 1, 2023
"Groups of neighbors stormed the gendarmerie barracks, set fire to vehicles and caused material damage. In the early hours of the morning, a police force, including elite groups, entered the camp and deployed in all corners. The authorities have not yet made an appearance and a tense atmosphere reigns," according to the same sources
Pictures of #Polisario cars that were burned yesterday by the Sahrawi protesters in the Dakhla camp in #Tindouf in response to the attack on the family of Haj Ahmed Barkila @HachAhmed, the leader of the Sahrawis for Peace movement @SaharauisP, which competes with the Polisario… pic.twitter.com/GP0MffMODL
— For Western Sahara (@WesternSaharaQ) April 1, 2023