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UN’s peacekeeping mission in disputed Western Sahara ends after 35 years

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The 35-year-old UN peacekeeping mission ⁠in the disputed Western Sahara region came to an end Sunday after the Security Council failed to renew its mandate. Morocco, which claims the region as its own, welcomed the decision, while its opponents from the Algeria-backed Polisario Front called it "unacceptable".

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