Undefined Explosive Device (UED)

Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Western Sahara on Wed 18th February 2026

18th February 2026

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Units of the Sahrawi People’s Liberation Army targeted a support and reinforcement headquarters of the occupation army in the Guelta sector, inflicting significant losses among enemy forces.

The military communiqué issued by the Ministry of National Defense stated that advanced detachments of our army carried out, on Tuesday morning a concentrated bombardment targeting a support and reinforcement headquarters belonging to the Moroccan occupation army in the Rkeiz area of the Guelta sector.

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