Why the US Must Confront Terror Proxy Polisario Front

Why the US Must Confront Terror Proxy Polisario Front

In April, Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., vowed to introduce legislation designating the Algeria-backed Polisario Front as a terrorist organization. In doing so, he set a litmus test for Washington’s willingness to confront terror proxies dug in on NATO’s southern flank.Today, Polisario fighters field Iranian-type drones, share desert corridors with Russian proxies’ supply convoys, and tax smuggling routes that feed Sahel jihadists. All this takes plac…

Security Experts Call for US to Confront ‘Terror Proxy Polisario Front’

A growing number of US lawmakers, security experts, and think tanks are calling for Washington to officially designate the Algeria-backed Polisario Front as a terrorist organization. In a recent commentary “Why the US Must Confront Terror Proxy Polisario Front” published by American media, The Daily Signal, Robert Greenway, Director of the Allison Center for National Security at The Heritage Foundation, warned that the separatist group has evolv…