French-made warships and aircraft help Morocco occupy Western Sahara
Disclose and its investigative partners have analyzed videos, satellite images, and news reports in an open source investigation, and have found that aircrafts and warships sold by French companies to Morocco have recently been implicated in Morocco’s occupation of the territory of Western Sahara.
The French arms project is led by Lighthouse Reports, in cooperation with Disclose and with the support of Arte, Mediapart, Radio France, and Bellingcat.
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