Editing Western Sahara (section)

=== 2010s ===
[[File:Posten der Frente Polisario 2.jpg|thumb|A MINURSO car (left), and a post of the Polisario Front (right) in 2017 in southern Western Sahara]]
In October 2010, Gadaym Izik camp was set up near [[Laayoune]] as a protest by displaced [[Sahrawi people]] about their living conditions. It was home to more than 12,000 people. In November 2010, Moroccan security forces entered Gadaym Izik camp in the early hours of the morning, using helicopters and water cannon to force people to leave. The Polisario Front said Moroccan security forces had killed a 26-year-old protester at the camp, a claim denied by Morocco. Protesters in Laayoune threw stones at police and set fire to tires and vehicles. Several buildings, including a TV station, were also set on fire. Moroccan officials said five security personnel had been killed in the unrest.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11710400 | title=Deadly Clashes as Morocco Breaks Up Western Sahara Camp |work=BBC News | date=11 September 2010 | access-date=13 November 2010}}</ref>

On 15 November 2010, the Moroccan government accused the Algerian secret services of orchestrating and financing the Gadaym Izik camp with the intent to destabilize the region. The Spanish press was accused of mounting a campaign of disinformation to support the Sahrawi initiative, and all foreign reporters were either prevented from traveling or else expelled from the area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New expulsions of Spanish citizens from Western Sahara |url=https://elpais.com/elpais/2010/11/14/inenglish/1289715642_850210.html |website=El País |language=en |date=14 November 2010}}</ref> The protest coincided with a fresh round of negotiations at the UN.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Deadly Clashes Stall Western Sahara-Morocco Peace Talks |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/nov/12/western-sahara-peace-talks-stall |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=12 November 2010 |access-date=15 November 2010 |author=Black, Ian|author-link=Ian Black (journalist)}}</ref>

In 2016, the European Union (EU) declared that "Western Sahara is not part of Moroccan territory."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dominicdudley/2016/09/14/morocco-setback-western-sahara/#582f3c726a3c|title=Morocco Suffers Legal Setback As EU Official Declares Western Sahara 'Not Part of Morocco'|last=Dudley|first=Dominic|date=14 September 2016|work=Forbes|access-date=17 October 2016}}</ref> In March 2016, Morocco "expelled more than 70 U.N. civilian staffers with MINURSO" due to strained relations after [[Ban Ki-moon]] called Morocco's annexation of Western Sahara an "occupation".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-un--united-nations-western-sahara-20160829-story.html|title=UN Document Says Morocco Violated Western Sahara Cease-Fire|last=Lederer|first=Edith M.|date=30 August 2016|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=17 October 2016}}{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>