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Morocco claims sovereignty over Western Sahara.
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Is it true that Morocco claims sovereignty over Western Sahara?
Yes. Multiple reference and official-record sources state that Morocco claims sovereignty over Western Sahara, including a direct statement that Morocco claims the territory as its Southern Provinces and that Moroccan sovereignty is not subject to negotiation.
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Morocco. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco
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Wikipedia: 2020 in Western Sahara. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_in_Western_Sahara
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Political status of Western Sahara. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_status_of_Western_Sahara
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Morocco has diplomatic advantage over Western Sahara. (2022). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1108/oxan-db268338
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Ambiguities of Sovereignty: Morocco, The Hague and the Western Sahara Dispute. (2003). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1080/13629390308010005
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A Paradigmal Shift in the Recognition of Moroccan Sovereignty Over Western Sahara. (2021). ssrn.com. https://ssrn.com/abstract=3842141
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Cherif, H. H. (2021). When Recognition Violates the Obligation of Non-Recognition: A Legal Criticism of the U.S. Proclamation of Recognition of the "Sovereignty" of Morocco over the Western Sahara. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.47577/tssj.v20i1.3417
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Natural resources and intifada : oil, phosphates and resistance to colonialism in Western Sahara. (2016). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1080/13629387.2016.1174586
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Proclamation on Recognizing The Sovereignty Of The Kingdom Of Morocco Over The Western Sahara – The White HouseOpen MenuWhiteHouse.govCopy URL to your clipboardOpen SearchShare on FacebookShare on TwitterCopy URL to your clipboardWhiteHouse.govTwitterFacebookInstagramYouTube. (n.d.). trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov. https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-recognizing-sovereignty-kingdom-morocco-western-sahara/
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Polisario’s Legal Action as a Strategy to Reassert the Principle of Self-Determination in Western Sahara. (2025). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004739215_010
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FRUS Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume XVII, Part 3, North Africa: 228. Central Intelligence Agency Intelligence Information Cable. (n.d.). history.state.gov. https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1977-80v17p3/d228
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