Royal Moroccan Army soldiers stand guard at an outpost in the Western Sahara. (marocarmee facebook page)
The Polisario Front announced on Wednesday that its police chief Addah al-Bendir had been killed “on the field of honour” in a separatist-controlled part of the disputed desert territory. x
A Polisario official later told AFP that Bendir had been killed by a Moroccan drone after taking part in a military operation near a sand barrier separating Moroccan and Polisario-controlled zones.
The location and circumstances of his death are murky, and the North African kingdom has not released any details. But Moroccan and Algerian press outlets have carried reports that a drone was involved.