Why young Sahrawis are joining military movement against Morocco

Sahrawi youth have grown tired of waiting for the United Nations to break the stalemate between Western Sahara and Morocco.
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Sahrawis watch a mine explode during a demonstration organized by officials from the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in the Sahara Desert in southwestern Algeria, Feb. 28, 2011. - REUTERS/Juan Medina
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Habibulah Mohamed Lamin

TINDOUF, Algeria — Since Moroccan authorities expelled United Nations personnel in March, a 25-year cease-fire has grown tenuous and the Sahrawi people seem to have lost hope for a peaceful resolution to their quest for independence. 

The Sahrawi liberation movement, the Polisario Front, is attracting recruits — especially younger ones.

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