A replica of the Moroccan defense wall was recently detected in a maneuvering field near Tindouf, reports the monitoring unit of the Forum Military Moroccan Forum (formerly FAR-Maroc Forum), specifying that it is used by the National Army Popular (ANP) and the Polisario. “This replica includes characteristic elements such as a bell shape and a support project,” specifies Media24 Abdelhamid Harifi, military expert and administrator within the forum. According to his explanations, Algerian and separatist units use this replica “to practice attack maneuvers and try to cross the wall”. “The installation of this replica could be interpreted as a desperate operation, especially after the recent defeat of the separatists,” thinks the military expert.
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“This imitation does not reflect the complex defensive systems that Morocco has put in place to secure its territory,” Harifi nuance. The Moroccan sand wall shelters “several tens of thousands of soldiers and benefits from one of the most complex and efficient logistics chains in the world,” said Abdelhamid Harifi, specifying that it was built in several stages between 1980 and 1987. A sophisticated set of support points and bells responsible for border surveillance and alerting in the event of detection of threats was set up at this 2,700 km long wall. “Depending on the nature of the threats, support and support units are activated to intervene behind or in front of the wall, under the support of artillery and aviation,” he further specifies. Thanks to the information provided by drones and satellites, this system has been strengthened. Enough to significantly limit the risk of seeing a threat approach the wall over a critical range.
