Undefined Explosive Device (UED)

Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Western Sahara on Sat 12th July 2025

12th July 2025

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Units of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) have destroyed artillery positions of the Moroccan occupation forces in the Hawza sector, inflicting heavy losses in both personnel and equipment.

A military statement confirmed: "On Friday, advanced units of SPLA carried out a concentrated shelling, destroying the artillery positions of the invading forces in the Rus Wad Al-Saqiya area of the Hawza sector."

SPLA fighters continue their attacks, targeting strongholds of the Moroccan occupation forces along the Wall of Shame and Humiliation (the berm), added the statement.

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