The Sahara's Forgotten War (Full Length)

VICE News travels to Western Sahara's occupied and liberated territories, as well as the Polisario-run refugee camps in Algeria, to find out more about one of the world's least reported conflicts.
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VICE News travels to Western Sahara's occupied and liberated territories, as well as the Polisario-run refugee camps in Algeria, to find out more about one of the world's least reported conflicts. WATCH NEXT: Patrolling The Lawless Sahara Desert With The Blue Helmets - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnW4cnibnK6gjrs

[@DonCorleone803]

@stephanie D Forgot west Africa burgers also Occupied it

[@angryyoungman66]

they Worth nothing without algerian support even their clothes are made in algeria they don't even have a proper army I saw the same people in the polisario army in multiple channels and videos hhhhh 😂🤣🤣🤣

[@wassim9372]

@@Isabelle_LaBelle I’m Moroccan but shut up 80 % of Moroccan are Arabs don’t lie

[@salam11153]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKOyqnV6mchpm7c

[@mydrissafilalidrissialami9763]

POLIZARIO FRONT ARE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED BY CORRUPT ALGERIANS MILITARY REGIME ANY COUNTRY OR ANY PERSON SUPPORT THIS ORGANIZATION IS TERRORIST 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

[@Dillinify]

Interesting video, but too biased. For one thing, the video calls the West Sahara an economic boon for Morocco, despite leaked documents proving it's actually a drain.

[@freewal]

Yeah it costs 2 billions $ per year to Morocco. So it's not a question of money, but a question of principles.

[@medfadel2704]

They meant NATURAL RESOURCES

[@oussamaboumhaout3619]

the video is too biased for real, they didn't even talk about the history of the region, it's Moroccan, so there is no occupation besides the occupation of a great Morocco in the Algerian regime that created this chaos and Polisario to tackle Morocco, this is absurdly not the way Vice does documentaries. By the way, the sahara region of Morocco is developing quiet serious, it was Moroccan and it's still Moroccan

[@TheWitness1001]

@@medfadel2704 What resources? Few fish and Phosphate? Both have very low Returns? We aren't talking about oil, natural gas, diamonds or uranium! Come on now!!

[@medfadel2704]

@@TheWitness1001 few fish and phosphate ??? Are you serious my brother ?? The government of Morocco literally making BILLIONS OF US DOLLARS from this industry because western Sahara's important location and wealth.. this is not me who are saying this.. look by yourself 👇 www.pri.org/stories/2013-11-21/worlds-food-supply-depends-morocco-heres-why www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/11/the-desert-rock-that-feeds-the-world/508853/ And yes.. I prefer to ask people of western sahara rather than making claims about their stolen wealth and case.

[@23uncbball]

"No country has recognized Morocco's sovereignty of western sahara". That aged like fine wine in 2020, with America recognizing moroccos claim so it would recognize israel. Would love a new segment on the topic is possible.

[@insanity152]

You still want to get a more wrong version. Vice just lost all it's credibility to me. Morocco date back 1200 years, the saraha was moroccan for centuries, now these guys are with 38 years old guerilla wants to have some legitimacy. Polisario is holding people there as hostages, no one can return to their country.

[@mikeletterst9882]

🇪🇭🇪🇭🇪🇭🇪🇭🇪🇭

[@a.quachri4899]

It sounds like you're from another planet, either you don't read the news or you're asleep. Morocco spent Billions of Dollars in its Sahara. You should go kit surfing in Dakhla. There're twenty four foreign consulates in Layoune. The United States recognized Ligitimacy of Morocco 's claim of its Southern region which was colonised by Spain 1894.

[@plus_2853]

@@mikeletterst9882 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦 Moroccan Sahara if you disagree come and try get it

[@mikeletterst9882]

@@plus_2853 Western Sahara is an independent nation with different ethnicities and cultures.

[@VoltageLP]

Morocco is trilingual? I've heard French, Spanish and Arabic

[@Bombay1618]

Yes. France and Spain basically took control of the country for 100 years, ending in 1957. Spain actually retains two autonomous zones (Ceuta and Melilla) in what would be Morocco. There are more French speakers than Spanish speakers, but there is more Spanish as you go north to bigger cities. The biggest city, Casablanca, means "white house" in Spanish.

[@VoltageLP]

Bombay1618 Oh yeah, I've heard and read about those coastal cities surrounded by walls

[@Bombay1618]

***** You're missing the point here -- it matters not where they are being filmed; they could be at any refugee camp in any country, but that won't change their cultural background before displacement. You're right they're not Moroccans, they're Sahawari -- the people of Western Sahara, but I never said they were Moroccans. I didn't even imply it; I was simply answering Voltage's question. The fact that they're refugees does not change the fact that the people of Western Sahara (whose rebel group is the Polisario), as well as the people of Morocco were heavily influenced by Spanish and French, culturally speaking. "Polisario" actually is an acronym for Popular de Liberación de Saguía el Hamra y Río de Oro. That's a Spanish acronym, by the way.

[@topkhani]

Nice and you forgot the Berber.

[@Bombay1618]

topkhani Whoops. Yes, you're right. It seems the video focuses more on the Sahawaris, but the Berber people are "homeless" as well. Have their own language and culture but no country; they're somewhat like the Hmong of Southeast Asia in that respect.

[@bentashfin4890]

"And we would like to thank our sponsor today: Algeria"

[@straightdave5404]

Wher do refugees go? To the nearest country for safety. Where did all the palestinians go.

[@salam11153]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKOyqnV6mchpm7c

[@eternalm3859]

@Preuve DZ We took the land and you took polisario I know it hurts

[@eternalm3859]

@Preuve DZ Yes yes, Algeria's military regime will take it, or maybe the polisario will bring superman to help them.

[@eternalm3859]

@Preuve DZ Yes big boy, Algeria so powerful and can defeat Morocco in 2 hours, come and try.

[@simoamrani9588]

Would've been fairer and more objective if you guys had interviewed both sides of the story, this documentary is not neutral at all as you guys didn't interview Sahrawi people who are against Polisario

[@mocro4life5713]

There are more sahrawi's against polosario

[@mocro4life5713]

@Luaay E i have been to laayoune and some villages close they are proud moroccans

[@mocro4life5713]

@Luaay E i am moroccan bro mbark boussoufa is also an sahrawi and he played with proud for morocco most people from the sahara are proud moroccans

[@weatherloops]

As a sahrawi i am proud that I'm one of those people the polisario has tortured my family members for many years for stupid reasons

[@cuttyflame6804]

@luaye1764 the truth is if you support independece and you are a sahrawi the police will never touch you you can see thel in the universities and everything but if you are a sahrawi and concider your self moroccan the polisario will give you hell

[@Joeysantoro]

This story is one sided.

[@fakyomkawrinemkhawrine2695]

agree

[@dailymusic1512]

+Joeysantoro yes

[@abdesigner9000]

freewal SAHARA OF MOROCCO

[@flawlessbinary7449]

SAHARA FOR MAGHREB!

[@freewal]

Ali Bekour Ali Bekour Sure

[@islamispeace333]

Jeez, I've heard about the situation with Morocco and the Polisario, I had no idea it was this bad. I can't believe the UN would just ignore the situation like this!

[@hafidalh1216]

SAHARA IS MOROCCAN. POLISARIO TERROIST

[@hafidalh1216]

i'm from dakhla sahara moroccan !!!

[@islamispeace333]

good for you, go take it somewhere else

[@hafidalh1216]

SAHARA MAGRBYA ;) OH DIMA MAGREB ;)

[@mojabou8598]

Sahara is moroccan go fuck yourself

[@bonthus]

where can I get the full version of the song that comes in the background (5:10 min )?

[@hreodbeort7947]

this doesn't seem very balanced. I'm a staunch nationalist in every sense and believe in self determination for all people but this does seem overly pro polisario.

[@freewal]

This is only propaganda

[@guiiguaxtfm6031]

It is lmao

[@javim5]

Viva el frente polosario!! Sáhara libre!!

[@oussamaboumhaout3619]

if you don't know already, Algeria pays people and journalists to do this kind of stuff, the most humiliating thing that happened this month was when the UN warned the state news service of Algeria of their misconduct and fake news, and this was happening for too long, stealing and faking Moroccan,Egyptian and Tunisian history to make it seem a joke, truth be told that Algeria has no history at all, that's why they're doing that. They payed Venewuela,South Africa,Cuba ... to pick their sides in the UN, and when they were questioned about the matter they seemed to know anything about the region !!! Algeria created this crisis, Algeria fund terrorist organizations to destabilize the region ( latest CIA reports ). Sahara was and still Moroccan, Algerian military regime still hate on Morocco for their prosperous development and their 0 drop of oil Economy

[@abdelhakwinston6200]

well i agree but they re just less than 10 percent of the people that live there

[@EDIAMINful]

This reporter should have at least discredit his bias. This is one sided as FUCK

[@freewal]

+EDIAMINful CLassic. Pur propaganda.

[@Bruh-jj9kk]

Why are there no interviews with Moroccan officials or citizens. This is a very biased documentary.

[@habibrahmani628]

The reporter, and many refuges make reference that the Moroccan government outlaws all international media.

[@dylanrichter9735]

Even so they could have interviewed a Moroccan official, maybe in the North, about the situation in Western Sahara. it is not like the Moroccan government refuses to speak about the topic.

[@aminechei8509]

@@habibrahmani628 nop

[@strgazerlilly]

I know this is only 1 side of the story but I am astonished that I have never heard of the situation. I try to keep up on all global issues. I find it strange to not have heard of this.

[@ouassilhamdaoui9252]

Many moroccans only know that there's an issue and none of the specifics. Morocco surprisingly has a very tight leash on the media. I'm Moroccan, and only recently did I find that the king has other siblings than his brother

[@bougsed4135]

all sides of the story " blood and blood" american documentary about Western Sahara kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6ekqZ56eseYeMU

[@kwilla2001]

@@ouassilhamdaoui9252 not sure what part of Morocco you live in but to say that Morocco has a very tight leash on the media? come on. that may have been during Hassan 2 years, now everything is out to the public with all the internet and social media.

[@ZeAmine]

@@ouassilhamdaoui9252 You should only blame that on yourself and own ignorance. Saying that you didn't know the king had other siblings beyond his brother? Even by 5 years old knows his sisters by name 😂

[@aimanchrakoua8955]

@@kwilla2001 dont fool the public, morocco has a non-democratic regime, there is no free real journalisme in the country.

[@jonathanlee2099]

Lol at all of the Moroccan shills posting in the comments section

[@sesnaffaout9528]

I'm Moroccan too I support Morocco not Polisario.

[@ahnafrehan7765]

​@@sesnaffaout9528that's why u r fuking bullshit... U moroccans are thief like israel...that's why u guys r tge alliance of bastard country israel.

[@TheAbderaman]

western sahara is morocco and sahraouis are moroccan separatists like catalunya in spain

[@bismiallahtunisie6655]

Fucking Marocains. LONG LIVE ALGERIE FROM TUNISIE!

[@hindustani2425]

And Palestine is Israel

[@HafizhAlva]

Hindustani 24 Palestine-Israel-Jordan is Assyrian... You stupid dumbass

[@hindustani2425]

Are you Assyrian?

[@HafizhAlva]

Hindustani 24 No, but i don't need to be Assyrian to have the knowledge of Assyria

[@yassineijassin4076]

100K of people want to own a country the size of Britain? While other 2 million moroccain sahrawis live peaceful inside west Morocco shara. This people are used by Algeria for politic ends.

[@globaltheater9343]

19:34, "Negotiations seemed to have failed". "Negotiations never took play". :3

[@koshermal]

The most important bit in this report: The fact that settlers have reproduced. The children feel they are born locals and have the right to vote on the issue. Morocco wins diplomatic victory. Their only likely course of action is now war.

[@ana.lrnzzz]

What you call "settlers" are really people who have been "forced" to live there, let's remember that their king promised the poorest a better life if they lived there, deceiving and blackmailing them, the king manipulate them and in the end they will be the ones who pay the price of that war, the innocent always pay

[@vauntastic]

Send Badr Hari he will bring peace (:

[@MRjesseNL]

Badr Hari is shit. He never won a world title, he does not earn any respect by his disturbing behavior.

[@vauntastic]

MRjesseNL But he will win the world title soon... respect him or he will crush u

[@MRjesseNL]

vauntastic He did with few people already. There for he is not able to fight here in The Netherlands. The only right place for him is back to morocco or here in jail.

[@vauntastic]

MRjesseNL Badrrrrr

[@MRjesseNL]

vauntastic Noob

[@BiGuy19]

Would really like to know the name of the song at the credits.

[@ZiggyStardust669]

well that was a one sided . talk about professionalism

[@pacoramon9468]

Yeah why they don't ask the russian about Crimea?

[@mikeletterst9882]

🇪🇭🇪🇭🇪🇭🇪🇭

[@mohamedelidrissi714]

🇲🇦💋@@mikeletterst9882

[@lima4-2angel]

Vice is a leftist propaganda network. Dunno what else you’d expect lol

[@cultavix]

I'm glad you guys have picked up on this story. Morocco and Algeria are full of conflict yet it's hardly ever reported.

[@-x.z-x8032]

Why should we be pressed u have more land 😭 we never even said that and ur country isn’t made of France, the french came to Algeria killed and much worse for 100 yrs and left

[@mohelemadembe2630]

These racists are using black people for their war while the white are preserved

[@corcasthewesternsaharacomm197]

The Western Sahara Territory issue is a very complex one. It should be treated with professionalism. In a conflict, when a journalist repeats words, expressions, views...of one side, he takes aside. A journalist should use "according to" more than once to not misled watchers/readers. Being under the spell of one side isn't about journalism, it's about adversiting editorial. This very young lady has no knowledge on the Western Sahara issue. She has no idea about the genesis of the issue in a context of cold war. She has no idea about the role of Algeria and the USSR block in the issue. She has no idea about the will of the Western Saharawi. She has no idea about the situation on the ground, the sufferings of Tindouf camps inhabitants when they revolt, the food/water blackmail by Polisario leaders to keep the Saharawi quite ...She missed an occasion to talk to persecuted people in Polisario Front camps. She intentionally missed to mention the unionist Western Saharawi who represent the large majority in the region... More to read on CORCAS websites. CORCAS is the Western Sahara Territory Community (Sahara Occidental) south the Kingdom of Morocco.

[@sammyroussi2929]

CORCAS, the Western Sahara Community may be the journalist got some algerian cash to build that report. us we can see, she diden't talk to any moroccan sahrawi.

[@olympiand4073]

she's kinda cute, tho...

[@marouantheme7516]

i was searshing for this comment

[@hengest7760]

@@sammyroussi2929 it's not like it's a debatable subject. Morocco invaded. The land is not yours

[@sammyroussi2929]

@@hengest7760 Realy ? The Sahara il was and Still moroccan land. In the history, we Never see any country in the south of morocco, even Mauritanie its a moroccan Land.

[@eliotlaurent3278]

We are the amazigh. We are all humans. For far too long have Algerian and Moroccan people hated each other. Thumbs up if you agree.

[@motherfuckerjones4670]

STFU we Are Arabs and Muslims and we support Western Sahara

[@aminafounoun]

@@motherfuckerjones4670 what do you mean? Do sahraoui people consider themselves Arab?

[@muadsaleh1061]

Gothic Lemons Dna It’s literally called the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. But yeah it’s mix of arabs & berbers.

[@xkxkxixmdjknkcovixiskosid7282]

@Moroccan Patriot Morocco is Spain.

[@sultanabdulhaqiii1633]

@@xkxkxixmdjknkcovixiskosid7282 Why do you think Morocco is Spain?

[@chikhnakof1985]

WE WANT OUR INDEPENDENCE WESTERN SAHARA FREE FOREVER LIVE THE REPUBLIC SAHARAOUI ARABIC

[@raymondemsworth4877]

Come to the dunes with rotten AKs, our F16s need target practice anyway.

[@Mr.CabadoTrucking]

Freedom isn’t free go and take it from Morocco. It’s like Morocco they want Melilla Ceuta and Canary Island but they can’t get it.

[@OmnipotentNoodle]

​@@Mr.CabadoTrucking Freedom is free in the absence of bad actors like Morocco. It also _could_ be free if the international community actually did anything to fulfill its alleged commitment to human rights. American recognition of the Moroccan claim is a travesty.

[@faith3794]

The Sahara will always remain Moroccan !!!! It is a part of its territorial integrity !!! This documentry is clearly giving wrong information to the world !! Allah (God) Al Watan (Homeland) Al Malik (King) !! Peace !!

[@NabilElAmrani]

+Faith Cole With all my due respect, what "correct" information are you giving here ?

[@faith3794]

Nabil Elamrani I made myself clear when I said that the Sahara is a part of the moroccan territorial integrity, didn't I?!!

[@noneofyourbiz5307]

+Faith Cole Vice just takes the smaller factions side in any conflict, regardless of validity

[@mrmaroc23]

الصحراء مغربية

[@zapata8524]

sharawise satart the war first so what do they expect

[@imadfatih5661]

Allah Alwatan Almalik

[@albanian-moroccan9184]

@K salam Liar, no proof

[@albanian-moroccan9184]

@Pedro Wong Bruh you don't even know why Morocco normalized relations with Israel. Google it lmao.

[@zaidbenriane8097]

@Pedro Wong we need to fix our country first

[@dracul3691]

Dios patria rey thats a Portuguese motto lmao you Moroccans stole everything 😂

[@mordecake6344]

realmente real, hasta el himno jajajajajaja@@dracul3691

[@aftershock2222]

The Polisario commander speaks excellent Spanish. I wonder how much of the population still speaks Spanish since the Spanish left years ago. Maybe only the older people speak it.

[@ebenmitton7340]

It's one of the two main languages

[@Ch-xk5tv]

India still speaks English even though the British left

[@adamnesico]

@@Ch-xk5tv British left, but the structure and relations they created still exist, India is under british neocolonialism.

[@joer4231]

Spanish is what’s supposed to unite them against Morocco and their French

[@joer4231]

@@Ch-xk5tv yeah and India they prevented Goa an Damán and Diu from speaking Portuguese

[@maromorostar6621]

Fake documentary. Its not showing the whole story and only showing it from one perspective.

[@rodrigocarvalho3450]

it does not make it fake, its a documentary of one point of view

[@soukighan]

Showing this problem only from their perspective, wrong way Vice hmm

[@JDOE20]

Its the reporters narrative. What would you expect the editors to do? not go ahead with the documentary, and waste all the money blown on its expenses? just because it isn't a multi faced post-modern outlook? Everybody should know that all media is biased and therefore see films like these as just one story. To everyone involved in making this film, thank you for trying to give those few people a voice

[@abdellahderhem4873]

soukighan Le roi Mohamed 6 et Hassan 3 doivent tomber avec leur famille en novembre 2018 الملك محمد 6 خسوا اي مشي اي قوووود هذا الاسبوع مع أسرته الشفارة The king of Morocco must leave with his family on November and pay for his crimes Abdel Derhem (Facebook, instagram)

[@abdellahderhem4873]

Le roi Mohamed 6 et Hassan 3 doivent tomber avec leur famille en novembre 2018 الملك محمد 6 خسوا اي مشي اي قوووود هذا الاسبوع مع أسرته الشفارة The king of Morocco must leave with his family on November and pay for his crimes Abdel Derhem (Facebook, instagram)

[@tarikhasni6095]

How much you get paid to produce this one side documentary

[@clinkerbuilt]

14:17 - "It's so dusty in here..." -- Ummmm......You're in a desert.

[@humbleguardsman5578]

"ya don't say?!"

[@abdelhakwinston6200]

the biggest dasert in the world lol

[@kifahbenabderrahman4205]

This is interesting to watch as a Moroccan. I never knew Morocco annexed the area as late as 1975. I thought they liberated the area through the green march from Spanish colonizers (that's what we were taught in school btw).

[@gmk746]

Well done for being honest.

[@badreloudghiri2846]

It was taken peacefully from Spain in November 6 1975 doesn’t the green March sound familiar

[@kifahbenabderrahman4205]

@@badreloudghiri2846 as I said thats what I know. I know we took back OUR land from the spaniards through the green march. I never knew we "annexed" it from the so called polisario.

[@aminechei8509]

There was a deal between Spain and Morocco, can't believe some moroccans are ignorant about Morocco's history ! 9ra chwya azbi wbaraka mn lkalakh

[@mounakss8145]

Yeah great way of showing how easily influenced you are

[@Salaheddine020]

Please do not accept this as the truth. There are two sides to every story and Vice has only interviewd one extreme side of the story. Fact is that sahrawi are moroccan and are living in Morocco in freedom. For example the father of the president of the POLISARIO is against the POLISARIO and lives in freedom and prosperity in Morocco.

[@abouda03]

Agreed, dissapointed from Vice you guys have been always interviewing both sides !

[@Salaheddine020]

Do what ever you want, just hear both sides. There is no major power in the world who recognize western sahara as a country. But countries like U.S, Russia, France, Saudi Arabie support moroccan claim to the territory.

[@Salaheddine020]

***** I have never claimed to be unbiased. I urge everyone to do research and part of that research is to hear both sides of the story. So using your example: you should also listen to the scottish man. But the example is not a good one because scots have a history of self determination. Saharawi was and is alway a part of Morocco. Just lookup the Almoravid dynasty. Which was a Moroccan dynasty.

[@vincem2759]

Salaheddine020 the Almoravids did not start IN Morocco. They founded many cities in Modern Morocco and made it it's capital but it started in the Senegal Mauritania area

[@laghdafsaharalibre]

If we are Moroccans, why not accept Morocco referendum

[@AR-gu2no]

for the last time western sahara is moroccan

[@ChristinaShaheen]

Western Sahara is forever Sahrawi 🇪🇭 🇪🇭 🇪🇭

[@wrathofme03]

Morocco was the first country to recognize the US constitution as legitimate..... they have cooperated against terrorism in that region. We must support Morocco as they have had our back many times!

[@atlas-vista]

Thanks mate . beside that's not arabs land it's ours

[@hafidalh1216]

SAHARA IS MOROCCAN FROM DAKHLA (I'M SAHROUI..)

[@koshermal]

If your best friend saves your life, do you have an obligation to help him commit rape? No. Just because someone helped you or backed you doesn't mean you should blindly follow them.

[@wrathofme03]

koshermal so "sahara" is the arabic word for desert. What is this native country inside Morocco called "western desert"?

[@koshermal]

thank*reason Wow such relevance.

[@xAnonymousComedia]

2 Million sahrawis are living in Morocco and claim Morocco is their country. 150 000 "Sahrawis" Are living in Algeria and HAVE NEVER BEEN IN MOROCCO, claim the land is theirs, while 99% never stepped on it in their entire life. Plus, there was never a country called the democratic sahrawi republic in human history, while Morocco is a country standing for over 1200 years. How much did Algeria pay you?

[@tugfaencuatro1611]

Do you think Palestine is a country or is really part of Israel?

[@warsame2901]

221,000 Sahrawi are living in Western Sahara but mostly controlled by Morocco and Western Sahara belongs to the Sahrawi people but stop lying to the world. Moroccans and Sahrawi are two different people. Vive Western Sahara

[@warsame2901]

+xAnonymousComedia In 1975 East Timor was invaded and occupied by Indonesia but in 2002 gain independence and the Indonesian troops leave East Timor.

[@xAnonymousComedia]

Warsame Warsama You're telling me there is a country called the Democratic Sahraoui Republic? And since when? Where did these people come from? I read all history books and I couldn't find any clues on this. However I found that Morocco is a country that is standing since the 8th century, weird?

[@warsame2901]

+xAnonymousComedia It's like Ethiopian Empire or Abyssinia who took over Eritrea but the Eritrean fought back for 30 year war and gain independence in 1991. The Aksumite Empire standing since the 100-940 CE. The Abyssinia and Ethiopian Empire standing since the 11th century.

[@Linconjo]

Where the fuck else would you find coverage of this on video? Love ya, VICE.

[@reanimationeas342]

Vice has excellent news that is unbiased and gets into the heart of the action

[@SpanishFluency]

Shame on you VICE, How Much you get paid from Algeria??

[@wheezy-roblox5307]

Hhhhh spread the facts around

[@islamicchronicles5381]

THANK YOU

[@meryemseni4745]

& just to know: Morocco is actually asking those "refugees" to return to their homeland anytime they want

[@fou5160]

They even built towns for when the refugees return

[@user-gf6fc5dg9i]

😂😂😂😂😂👍👍👍Good propaganda, but this will not work... All we know tha morocco is killing and torturating thousands of saharawis everyday. Free Western Sahara.

[@rmf6695]

@@user-gf6fc5dg9i All we know is that even Poisario's solidier are trying to escape to Morocco,

[@Darl-ur3uq]

@@user-gf6fc5dg9i honey , show us where and when Morocco did that , as far as I'm concerned , algeria is jeeping them in old tents to make Morocco NOT in peace as algeria always be with civil wars and terrorism

[@AS256]

My father family are Saharans and they are Illigally living in morroco trying to escape the war

[@OK-mb7cy]

There is no war in Morocco. I've been there and toured the area. These people are held captive by Algeria and The polisario leadership and use them as pawns for their own benefits.

[@NationalismDjazair]

Joe Kalab I’m algerian. 🇩🇿

[@Darl-ur3uq]

@@NationalismDjazair who ?!

[@anasskadmiri4349]

What war? Where?

[@blutherhood3893]

​@@NationalismDjazairولاد القاف عا حيت بين دزايريين ديقولوا التحميرة المغربية الطاجين المغربي و داكشي ردوه كستدخل في السياسة ديالهم واخا هو ها بغا يثول أنهم را خوت واخا .......... و ديك الهضرة عشرة غي عقل يا الكلب

[@patrickcummins79]

24:34 That is the most obvious undercover cop i have ever seen..

[@farismourid2748]

That's a paid actor bro so obvious (i know it's been 6 years lol )

[@wheezy-roblox5307]

@@farismourid2748 yeahh it's just propaganda and trying to say lies

[@fresonciolopez]

21:38 "Es un vehículo de ellos". That means its one of THEIR vehicles, not OUR vehicles. Meaning they encountered smugglers.

[@ryancarroll3867]

That hash looked like it would crumble well in2 a joint !

[@arduinoMaroc]

#vicenews we are waiting for an other video of the other side of the story: the point of view of moroccans about sahara and why they believe it's moroccan, it's not fair to show just one side of the story, #sahara is Moroccan

[@arduinoMaroc]

Vice News

[@faysalsoma3213]

they are the dogs of algerian military power not more

[@biteme9486]

9:54 "Morocco hugely profits from the occupation." No, no it doesn't. the opposite is true. it's clear they aren't going to include the Moroccan point-of-view

[@84CreazyMan]

Sahara is Moroccan and will still Moroccan in the day of end.

[@TheDethBringer666]

That territory's been Moroccan forever, where the hell did these people come from?

[@kacheyyyyyyy]

not it has not been, it was spanish before !!!!

[@TheDethBringer666]

kacheyyyyyyy It was probably Roman as well, I haven't heard much about Italy demanding its territory back.

[@chocolate91]

Wrong it was amazigh/berber before any invasion..We Saharauis are originally berbers.. but some of us are Arabe brainwashed and arabe mixed...

[@soulaimaneg6430]

kacheyyyyyyy educate yourself ahahaha spainsh came in 1912 as a protectorate and they peacefully left in 1975 as morocco reclaimed the territory that was its own for the past 12 centuries.

[@soulaimaneg6430]

ComradeWinston romans never made it that far south

[@awsanm2732]

Were all arabs/african yet we discriminate against eachother no one owns the land its just land that people need to live together in peace

[@adub4ever]

People keep saying Western Sahara is Moroccan.... well I'm looking at my globe right now & it clearly shows they are 2 separate countries... If they're all Moroccans, they sure aren't treated as such. Seems very similar to Israel/Palestine.

[@topkhani]

At the time of caliphate it was one province. But all tribes even then were autonomous. Not like today - occupied and in exile in harsh desert when their rich country is being exploited by foreigners, US, EU corporations.

[@xway2]

I'm sorry but that's the absolute stupidest argument I've ever heard. "Look this map I have says they're two countries so you guys can just suck it."

[@topkhani]

It's in English XWay2- read carefully I am also against the status quo... Let me spell it out... Maps and modern borders were drawn to divide and rule by European (Brits, Spain, Italy, France) occupiers who colonized (tried to) North Africa for 50 to 400 years depending on country.They were all eventually kicked out by the locals. Now Morocco along with it's corporate sponsors from US and UK who are exploiting West Sahara are equally guilty and complicit in looting the natural resources of the poor Africans. People should have the right to secede from ant country at any time. South will rise again, Free Texas, Free Quebec, Free Kashmir, Free Tibet, Free Chechnia, Free Palestine, Free Khurdistan and so on. free free free.. Right now it is world plutocracy - might/greed is right; when humanity eventually, if ever, matures it will be so - instead of free for all.

[@xway2]

My comment was directed at adub4ever, but the comment system on here is a bit wierd so I probably should have specified. I pretty much agree with your points.

[@topkhani]

Could be my fault, I may have been quick to jumped to conclusions myself. Thanks for explaining.

[@alhaddaoui]

there was a never a country called the westerbn sahara.so how do you explain occupation.the original polisario was created by morocco to fight the spanish to liberate the moroccan sahara from the spanish occupation that took place in 1884 the president of the polisario is moroccan.they sided with algeria against morocco.they will never be an independante state called sadr.the western sahara is moroccan always was and will always be.

[@pranavshanmugam2663]

Shut up Al h you are wrong

[@kaltoumkaltoum3790]

He is right shut up

[@oussamaboumhaout3619]

@@pranavshanmugam2663 nice wy of discussion dude, u sound stupid

[@epicsomethingstore6691]

*On 15 October, a UN visiting mission sent by the General Assembly to tour the region and investigate the political situation published its findings, showing that the Sahrawi population were "overwhelmingly" in favor of independence from both Spain and Morocco/Mauritania. These findings were submitted to the Court, who published their opinion the next day.* For the former question, the Court decided by a vote of 13 to three that the court could make a decision on the matter, and unanimously voted that at the time of colonization (defined as 28 November 1884), the territory was not terra nullius (that is, the territory, did belong to someone). For the latter question, the Court decided by a vote of 14 to two that it would decide. It was of the opinion, by 14 votes to two, that there were legal ties of allegiance between this territory and the Kingdom of Morocco. Furthermore, it was of opinion, by 15 votes to one, that there were legal ties between this territory and the "Mauritanian entity". However, the Court defined the nature of these legal ties in the penultimate paragraph of its opinion, and declared *that neither legal tie implied sovereignty or rightful ownership over the territory.* These legal ties also did not apply to "self-determination through the free and genuine expression of the will of the peoples of the Territory." (ICJ Reports (1975) p. 68, para. 162)

[@alhaddaoui]

@@epicsomethingstore6691 you are talking about the sahraouis living in camp tindouf and hamada under the Algerian and the polisario brutal regime. The sahraouis living in dakla and laayoune are Moroccans and they enjoy all aspects of life I haven't heard of any investigation by security Council carried out your articles has no credibility. Anyway too little too late with the white house announcement yesterday of the Moroccan sovereignty over the sahara and wait until next Joe Biden the president elect who a good friend of Morocco this is over for Algeria and polisario just you will know I think all north Africa should unite they are all berber Arabs sahraouis Muslim brothers. I'm Moroccan from casablanca living in USA I consider all sahraouis as my brothers and sisters. PEACE TO ALL MUSLIMS

[@sheilaseibert5439]

I am 51 years old and ever since I could understand things; all I’ve ever known about these specific countries,have been, war ridden,desperate for food,freedom and structure. It has never changed!!!!! Good,bad or indifferent 😕 Why????Young people there,think that they’re fighting a new war. WRONG!!!! Its the same....... war, just a different date and time. Why don’t these people learn from their mistakes???? It frustrates me!

[@abdelhakimberi1964]

"these specific countries"; let's see colonialism? ever heard of this concept?

[@sarahalotaibi1230]

Wow they speak perfect classical Arabic! I’m surprised because i thought they would speak with a Darija accent.

[@superart8041]

They do, in formal speach its better to use arabic and not darija

[@NM-me5ys]

We speak arabic very well because we're originally Arabs from Yemen but daily we speak the Hassani dialect

[@nazihhatem]

We speal Hassania. We are arab not berebers like morocans.

[@adilelnhaily1960]

@@nazihhatem Reguibat tribe (the one from Brahim Ghali) is actually Berber :) They are Sanhaji Berbers, and not Arabs. So you guys pretend to be Sahrawi and you don't even know your own origins? Proof you are trolling

[@yvessaintmichel5269]

@@nazihhatem yes, you’re not like Moroccans and you should stay in Tindouf and declare your republic there.

[@MoroccanAnwar]

ok show us western saharas existense before colonialism in any map???

[@user-gf6fc5dg9i]

If you want, I can give you a full map, that shows all the parts of Western Sahara. And it's from 1832 to 1917.

[@originalgenerator8470]

Why isn’t Mauritania part of Morocco then?

[@DominikJuric]

Every country has a date in which it was founded.

[@franklinvonfrankenstein1137]

Your arguement is stupid. Italy was not a country until the 1890's, so it doesn't exist either?

[@BoukhariLaabaidi]

And thanks for all people who are supporting us. Love u yall ❤️

[@DailyScratcher]

They have 6 tanks and this chick says "I wonder how'd they'd stand against a modern army" What's it look like to You? They'd be destroyed by planes and bombardments

[@lolmeh2039]

It will only take a drone strike sense the tanks are int he open and there are little to no cover in the sahara

[@chritopherherrera2349]

Like they say" the enemy of my enemy is my friend" the group that is fighting to Moroccan occupation and to give its people civil rights is a noble cause. As compare to extremist jihadists. We must support the Sahrawi people and its resistance to occupation; so that the region doesn't become another ISIS control territory. I dont even need to mention what that will result into. The whole world knows by now the horrors of extremist groups like the terrorists of ISIS. THE Sahrawi people are brave for fight and organize miilitary and also fighting against the coward extremist jihadists.

[@plus_2853]

Actually if you support the sahrawis jihadists will get even stronger you don't understand the importance of the moroccan army in the region without it the Sahara will become syria 2.0

[@mohelemadembe2630]

This no true they discriminating against their black citizens

[@brahimlahlou7302]

This is completely one sided and Vice should be ashamed for this bigoted view, when in fact the only reason most of the Sahrawi people are living in relative comfort is because of Morocco. Example, Morocco subsidizes many necessary items such as water wheat fuel and much more for the Sahrawi people, if Morocco was to just come up and leave it will ruin the lives of the loyal Sahrawi people for a few rebels. P.S. Algeria is funding all of the Polisario forces

[@laghdafsaharalibre]

Freedom is more precious than a living

[@freewal]

laghdaf sahara libre This is why you're underdogs of Algerian generals. Fuck Polisario.

[@bansheeprime1280]

I remember this war.

[@josephbehm3565]

Does anyone know why that guy was speaking spanish? I dont know the history so im a bit confused.

[@professorbacteriano]

Mohamed Essini Sorry but I do smell a rancid Moroccan nationalism, are you talking about the Polisario as allies to the Spanish? Should I remind you that they attacked the Spanish garrisons in Western Sahara?Long before Morocco did their Green March, despite of the international community dictating there was no lawful historical sovereign claim of the Western Sahara by Morocco

[@patrickm7754]

Why is there always conflict in Northern Africa and the Middle East Jesus Christ get your shit together. And why wouldn't you want to be apart of Morocco they're a power and it's a great country. Accept the land as moroccos and live your life

[@freewal]

+Patrick Morrison You're clever. Not like Algerian generals.

[@oussamaboumhaout3619]

there is no oppression of human rights, go visit Laayoune ( the capital of the Moroccan Western Sahara ) and visit Tindouf to see they oppression and how it's done by the Polisario front and Algeria ( that recently burnt 2 tindouf civilians by gaz )

[@nialldean9791]

"There is no oppression of human rights in Israel. Go visit Tel Aviv and the visit Gaza to see where is their oppression." Mr. Stupid, Laayoune has been stolen and Moroccans genocided the Sahrawi natives. There is no oppression against Sahrawis in Laayoune because there are no Sahrawis left as Morocco killed them all. Allah SWT gave you a brain, it would be a shame to not use it.

[@oussamaboumhaout3619]

@@nialldean9791 From whom it was stolen ?

[@yassirelaboudi8201]

This is a one sided story that do not represents the truth. True journalism is dying

[@Artmiri]

15:38 Tanks from 70's and 80's actually don't sound that bad Vice! Many modern armies still use armament from 70s & 80s including the US. The M1 Abrams entered service in 1980 and currently serves as the main battle tank for the United States Army and Marine Corps. The harrier Aircraft or Jump Jet (1969) still in use by US military, expected to retire by 2025. B52 Aircraft, US military, has been delivering bombs for the past 60 years and continues to do so until 2040. Don't get me started on small arms that date back to WW1 and are still in service by the US navy.

[@sovietbottle-cap1649]

These were sovit bmp's which are infantry fighting vehicles not tanks they are meant to support troops and support them with its 30mm gun,their tanks are old t55 and t62's so yeah pretty bad

[@lolmeh2039]

Aged well

[@echtervorarlberger]

I was wondering what kind of slant I was receiving in this documentary, but it became quite clear after 20 minutes that this documentary's not interested in presenting any nuanced understanding of truth. The Polisario Front is every bit as involved in drug trafficking in the Western Sahara as the so-called terrorists, Moroccans, or anybody else in the region. So of course they're gonna establish an anti-terrorist task force -- the terrorists are cutting into one of their most lucrative markets. As arms traffickers, the Polisario Front also perpetuates and profits from the very regional instability they allegedly resent. Come on Vice, either respect the intellect of your viewers or openly admit you have no problem prostituting yourself for pseudo-edgy stories.

[@tizintishka]

the moroccan sahara is not occupied it belongs to morocco. anyone says otherwise needs to study the history of morocco.this video is a bunch of lies and propaganda .those who made this video should ask the so called the polisario front officials .where the food help that is send to those in tindouf camps ,goes. or why ias it sold in algeria .

[@hamzanaciri371]

Where's the other point of view ?

[@jonathanlee2099]

There really isn't much to talk about when it comes to the other point of view. Morocco believes they have claim over the Western Sahara because of historic ties to some of the native inhabitants of the land, which was mentioned in this documentary. What else really needs to be said?

[@freewal]

Jonathan Lee, it's not you to decide. People have a brain and they can think with elements. That's the role of a media. Moroccan point of view is not explained, lies are not denied with facts/ This documentary is completly one sided. That's not jounralism but propaganda.

[@toddbrackett4277]

@@jonathanlee2099 , I realize that there are restrictions on media in the Moroccan controlled areas but I would have liked to have heard from the Moroccan residents as well as the Saharawi.

[@-Toon-]

Anyone know what type of guns those are at 4:14 ?

[@ArchiRoadWolf]

Moka-7-la

[@axr4832]

Salam I am more Moroccan than Western Saharan and I please want peace

[@ismaelsteezy28]

Illegally occupied by morocco what the hell are you talking about

[@abdelhakwinston6200]

ta mashftish 9adi 3yad xd

[@s.mohamed2088]

talking about the truth, it's always hard to swallow

[@abdelhakwinston6200]

@@s.mohamed2088 well its politics truth doesnt exist on both sides its gods land and everyone is claiming it i mean they re arabs like arabs didnt exist there pre romans thats one claim u gonna get another and another so the truth is not a concept u use here

[@s.mohamed2088]

@@abdelhakwinston6200 i really didn't get exactly what are u saying but it looks stupid simply the UN declared Sahrawi people as the owners of the land and that cannot change

[@nourdena3490]

@@s.mohamed2088 the truth is this Colonisation Map: commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Empire_alaouite_-_XVIIIe_s-es.svg So historically seen after the Colonisation the Parts of the Countries should go back to how it was before. And because algeria was afraid that the moroccans could get their land back ( algerian sahara is rich with oil and gas) their created polisario as a fake saharan native people to block morocco from getting its historically seen, land. That is fact and only ignorants cant accept it. 2. Source: fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_ch%C3%A9rifien

[@kittycubeenterprises7276]

Imagine escaping all of this, coming to America, and realizing people are whining over someone saying there are only two genders

[@kennylam9895]

you know how they say that the polisario invented dessert guerrilla warfare by using tunnels but didn't the viet congs also use tunnels during the vietnam war? i mean the only diffrence really was the palisari is in the dessert and the viet cong is in the tropical rain forest of south east asia .

[@0dteESmini]

Typical propaganda from VICE

[@freewal]

They should at least ask for saharawis in the other side, in the Moroccan camp. What do they think ?

[@kaltoumkaltoum3790]

Or ask moroccans too

[@younespunk]

there is no such a thing as western sahara , it's called Morocco and no matter whan these separatists will do it will still be a part of morocco , after all morocco developped this region of decades and decades

[@a.quachri4899]

Come on stop your lies. They're 25 foreign consulates in Layoune. The case is closed, the Sahara is back to the motherland Morocco. Educate yourself, read the history of Morocco, and the colonial Spain.

[@youcefguenaoua]

The case is closed my ass 🇪🇭🇪🇭🇪🇭

[@houssameasy03]

​@@youcefguenaoua becuz it is , whether you accept it or whine about lol

[@aitmamounazouz6905]

It's Moroccan Sahara! You can say what you want.. Big difference between Laayoune and Tindoff!

[@dennisschildmeijer5203]

Bad report!!!

[@boudjeradahoussem9583]

We are champion yes she is

[@eder8170]

حرب من اجل الاستقلال ليست كحرب من اجل الاحتلال

[@reanimationeas342]

If Morocco wants the people in SADR controlled territory to accept their autonomy plan, they must show good will by allowing some free travel between territories, allow infrastructure and economic development, businesses investment and trade in SADR territories. You have to win hearts and minds.

[@nam8865]

Lol ur not intelligent enough to think that if we open the borders those terrorists will kill and destroy our cities and people only to destabilize our country and take their fake independence. There are already several benefits for saharawis that return in morocco infact if they accept to be moroccan they give them a work, house for living and moroccan citizenship.

[@Shockload]

Lmao why will we allow any "free travel" if they're rejecting the whole concept of Autonomy plan and let me tell you that Morocco will not try to accommodate any further simply for the fact that we don't need to and we don't think it's worth it either lol. instead of this biased propaganda that claims "Sahrawis are being opressed by Morocco" why don't you go see for yourself and literally just type "Laayoune" or "Dakhla" and you'll see the difference between a modern civilized cities where the Government has poured billions and billions of dollars over the years on in it's road,education,power, network, and financial infrastructure to fully integrate the Southern regions to the rest of the more industrialised Northern regions and compare them to other east to the wall cities that are basically inhabitable and look like they're from the middle ages with 0 infrastructure. and wdym that we should "allow" more buisnesses investment and trade in SADR region ? like dude who's stoping them ? literally no one !! These people and their propaganda are making it seem like Morocco is shooting down any living organism that comes in a 10km radius to the walls where a billion mines planted there but ofc that's far from reality. I mean you've seen the video yourself when the protestors came less than 100m close to the walls trying to provoke those guards and the latter didn't do anything because 1st we've had a ceasefire since 1991, 2nd nobody is shooting unarmed civilians because we're not isra*lis and the UN is watching. also this self proclaimed "country" and its "government" can't do anything on their own heck they've only been living through Forgein help and being refugee in algeria all their lives. like seriously ? it's been 40 years since we've built those walls and you're telling me that in the 20% of the western Sahara that they control, they couldn't build one single modern city and all they do is claim that they're trying to free the "opressed" people of laayoune ?? lmao just say you wish you had a Moroccan citizenship so that you'll be welcome there.

[@reanimationeas342]

@@Shockload Um, I live in the United States. I support the Moroccan autonomy plan to end the conflict. I am saying that both sides should show good will.

[@Shockload]

@@reanimationeas342 ah sorry, When I said "You" at the end I wasn't really talking about you lol, it was more of general expression towards the Polisario/SADR or whatever they call themselves... I mean besides their corrupt algerian puppet leaders I really feel bad for their innocent citizens and I really mean it... especially the kids and the youngsters because they're being brainwashed and fed propaganda, the Politicians aside do you think the citizens who lived there all their lives aren't getting tired ? do you think the mothers seeing their kids literally dying because of famine,hunger,malnutrition,diseases, having no basic rights or needs aren't tired of achieving nothing but blablabla for half a century ?? the people there are like the ones you find rn in North Korea or back in the day when east and west germany was still a thing.... The poor people who actually know of the economic boom thats happening beyond the walls in the big cities of Laayoune and Dakhla are desperately trying to migrate while the ones who are only fed the propaganda think that the life beyond those walls isn't that much better of their own and that the Sahrawis there are being "oppressed" etc ...so they stick with the separatiststs but let me tell you that the only reason Polisario didn't accept the Autonomy Plan was because Algeria also declined. And for Algeria that made this problem in the first place trying to half our country in 2 would only be happy if western Sahara is independent so they can gain the political and economic advantage over Morocco.

[@Shockload]

@@reanimationeas342 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Sahara#Economy In 2011, leaked United States diplomatic cables revealed that the territory is somewhat of an economic burden for Morocco;[97] the Moroccan US$800 million subsidy program to Western Sahara was said to be one of the larger per-capita aid programs in history.[97] Supporting life in a territory with scarce freshwater resources is extremely costly. For example, all drinking water for the city of Laayoune comes from desalinization facilities and costs 3 US dollars per cubic meter but is sold at the national price of 0.0275 US dollars; the difference is paid for by the government of Morocco.[97] Fuel is sold at half the price, and basic goods are heavily subsidized;[97] businesses operating in the territory do not pay taxes.[97] All of this is done to keep the balance of Western Sahara's finances.[97] The territory is otherwise thought to be economically unviable and unable to support its population without the Moroccan subsidies.[98] The cable concluded that the territory is unlikely ever to be of any economic benefit for Morocco, even if offshore oil fields were to be discovered and exploited.[97] Due to the disputed nature of Moroccan sovereignty over the territory, the application of international accords to Western Sahara is highly ambiguous. Political leadership of trade agreement signatories such as the United States (US-Morocco Free Trade Agreement) and Norway (European Free Trade Association trade accord) have made statements as to these agreements' non-applicability - although practical policy application is ambiguous.

[@samsamad4143]

Never in my life seen such a one sided biased report. At least, to add some credibility, you could've mentioned the Moroccan point of view. The conflict is not about independence, it's an outdated conflict that takes its origins from the cold war, and the polisario is nothing but a proxy militia hiding Algerians interests and an imaginary rivalry, that takes place only in the minds of the military Junta whose ruling Algeria with an Iron fist. There are two sides, the algerian sides, so called refugees, waiting for charity to have food while they have rockets, tanks and unlimited arsenal of weaponry, the Moroccan side where the Sahraouis are considered as citizens and have thier full rights and obligations within the Moroccan state.

[@kazearaki853]

Why not referendum as mandated by the UN?

[@samsamad4143]

@@kazearaki853 1.Since the beginning of this so called problem, Algeria was never ready to propose nor accept a final solution, that would make the hostilities of its militia stop. The aim was always either to set a foot to the atlantic ocean via the creation of a pseudo sahraoui republic, or creating a problem for morocco that would halt its development, and those are realities uttered by algerian officials throughout history. Why not a referendum? When algeria was in an internal civil war during the 90s, a ceasefire was reached and an agreement to organise a referendum, but the issue was who is eligible to vote in it? Algeria brought people from Mauritania and the Touareg tribes to increase the population and poach the vote to its favour, besides they were always stalling and refusing a head count by U.N officials to the people in the refugee camps, which is still a reality until this very moment...

[@samsamad4143]

@@kazearaki853 2.Due to all that was mentioned above, in 2007, to shake some ground into the issue, and outmanoeuvre algerian officials, Morocco proposed to the U.N its initiative of autonomy to the moroccan sahara under the sovereignty of Morocco. The answer of algeria and its polisario proxies was total rejection. Hence, Morocco moved on and continued the development to its southern provinces, so now they have become better than algerian cities, whereas, the sahraoui people emprisonned in those camps still lives on tents, charites and depotism. The success of the Moroccan model was even witnessed in this year election, where the highest participation rates were registered in the Sahara, a fact verified and proven by independant international observers.

[@evgenykaramyshev3106]

Damn, those hash bricks look so good.

[@KnifemAll]

Nice job vice, showing one side of the story.. that's what i call professionalism. Well, i've gt bad news for you, let's just put it this way, the sahara is part of the Moroccan territory, and it will always be, wheather you like it or not, and now that the prices of oil are declining, i'm really curious to see how algeria will continue their support for the joke they call "polisario".. Bottom line, the case is in our favor diplomatically, and militarry. Yu can't take our land from us no matter how hard you try. ALLAH.. ALWATAN..ALMALIK

[@anassairsofteur9570]

+KnifemAll A joke, you are right ;)

[@KnifemAll]

yes a big one, don't forget to chck oil prices it's even worse now ;)

[@anassairsofteur9570]

KnifemAll they only protect (or create) them totake a profit of the ocean lol

[@Houndf]

You have to fight for independence not wait for it. Don't complain about your free aid if all you do is sit around and wait for the world to come for you.

[@sammyroussi2929]

Griffin Fisher keep dreaming the war is god for morocco, it will be the occasion to exterminate that virus called polizario.

[@vinaymohan1770]

Does anybody knows the last song

[@unpob]

I was on the plane that landed on the day of the ceasefire I hated every day of my assignment there until I finally managed to return to my former duty station

[@franciscomannoni]

To all of those Moroccans claiming the story to be one sided and that the Saharans are in fact well contempt with the situation as it is, i.e. being occupied by a foreign nation, an internationally supervised referendum would surely put this issue to bed

[@battlereport9746]

We did offer that but the polisario only wants 75k(spanish census) to vote while morocco wants everyone to vote cause we know the vast majority would vote to remain Sincerly a MOROCCAN living in LAAYOUEN

[@joer4231]

Morocco will not allow it because they know the Sahrawis will want to be free from them and independent

[@ana.lrnzzz]

​@@joer4231not at all, There are many Sahrawis who feel Moroccan, like the famous Sahrawi singer Saida Saraf, inform yourself before commenting

[@simoamrani9588]

I am sorry VICE NEWS but this documentary is really disappointing, not objective at all and far from the truth. I am wondering why you only interviewed Polisario guys, and didn't interview Sahrawi people who pledge their allegiance to Morocco and represent the largest majority of Sahrawi people, is it because you were paid to only interview Polisario people ? Another point, didn't you find it awkward that Algeria provides shelter for these guys and supports them, and that the Polisario only claims Moroccan territories while Sahrawi people live also in Algeria ?

[@kaltoumkaltoum3790]

Yes why d ont they rebel in the algerian sahara or the lybian desert like if they had western sahara and the algerian and the libyan desert they will become the saudi arabia of the maghreb

[@AboubakerAbrak]

When you said you were interviewing sahrawis on the other side of the wall, I thought you'd be interviewing more than just activists. You also said that some sahrawis don't support the polisario, yet you failed to interview one them. I wanted to hear their perspective of the story as this documentary felt very one-sided.

[@youssefzahidi2367]

This is a polisarios propaganda documentary

[@stormvorm]

Funny. I got that exact same impression.

[@radouane575]

These people have the choice to return to Morocco and live a nice life. My father was stationed in the there for over 30 years. He had told us about countless cases of families who settled back on the Moroccan side and gotten FREE housing and a ton of aid, benefits that other moroccan people cannot receive. Also, the Moroccan gov is spending a ton of money and resources for infrastructure in the south. I don't know what these people are complaining about! Also, Western Sahara is NOT occupied by Morocco. The majority of the population there is happy with what they got!

[@kazearaki853]

Sometimes you just can't exchange your homeland for a comfortable life. Same with the Palestinians.

[@weatherloops]

@@kazearaki853 it isn't even their homeland the sahrawis are people from Yemeni tribes they came here and settled in the middle of the desert and kicked off indeginous people of the area also known as the amazighs which make up 90% of Moroccos population

[@kazearaki853]

@@weatherloops They're just Arabized Berber, this can be proven through DNA test. Most north African Berber were forcefully converted to Arabic culture during the Islamic conquest of north Africa.

[@blutherhood3893]

​@@kazearaki853They were not forcefully cconverted, thwy chose to.

[@ilcaporosso1]

I really like vice... But u should listen to the moroccan side too by the way we don't want war with them... They are our brothers and moroccans too.. Welcome to morocco we can live together... Algeria used you and play with ur minds to flight your real country... We want peace we don't war with you because we're stronger than you moreover we are all muslims and moroccans ... And Sahara is moroccan...

[@filmstreamingvf4479]

im from dakhla and sahara is moroccan ???

[@thinkthankindonesia3137]

Its funny right,,Spain used to be Morroco's colony in medieval time, but centuries later, the power been other way around, Spain colonized Mooroco and left behind this conflict..

[@martillodelajusticia7211]

well that wan't morroco, by omeyas and 2 different group of north-west africans: almoravids and almohads

[@sexybolly5631]

shame on vice for showing this one sided story..Not to say morrocco is better but atleast show 2 side of it not just the Spanish French arab version..Talk about random rocks inside morroccan territory that belong to spain somehow.

[@lsd25records]

2:30 anyone else find the electric guitar(stratocaster) and amp ,in the desert, in that setting a little comedic ???????

[@wiameakhsassi2404]

SAHARA IS MOROCCAN

[@deemergarufi7935]

+Wiame Akhsassi no it isnt dont be stupid , thats like someone saying that palestine is israel (which is not )

[@wiameakhsassi2404]

Time will show the truths , see you then ;)

[@anassairsofteur9570]

+deemer garufi Palestine is Israel don't think I want it but Palestine is not a country

[@notethree4770]

The guy at 6:25 has been watching a lot of Scarface....STFU..lololol Helicopter...hahaha

[@timmyturbo352]

Oh come on Vice. This is would only be relevant, if Israel were the occupiers.

[@mounkz2641]

Sahara is moroccan 100%

[@Akrammfk]

Moun kz so is tindouf so come and get it 😂

[@VEI1312]

Nope

[@abc76580]

Why were some of them speaking spanish?

[@MrElm0O]

western sahara was a spanish colony

[@Frenchkisssss]

Brainwashed by the spanish