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Polisario fighters now serve as mercenaries in UN talks
The article addresses accusations against the leadership of the Polisario Front of exploiting Sahrawi refugee camps for recruitment activities targeting young people and steering them towards involvement in armed groups operating in the Sahara, the Sahel, and beyond—particularly in Libya and Syria. The intervenor, representing the African Network for Development, Governance, and Human Rights, explained that hundreds of youths are being recruited within the camps, with some dispatched to battlefields outside the region. Members of the Polisario are also involved in armed conflicts, reflecting that recruitment extends beyond the camps and involves leadership figures in operations linked to terrorist organizations such as the Islamic State in the Great Sahara. The network called on the host country to intervene to put an end to these exploitative practices and to prevent young people from being drawn into armed conflicts, warning of the repercussions of continuing such practices on regional security and stability.
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