01274nas a2200205   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260001600043653001400059653001500073653001200088653001400100653001200114653001900126100002000145245008800165300001000253490000700263520079800270       2017                            d  cSummer 201710aguerrilla10aMauritania10aMorocco10aPolisario10aSahrawi10aWestern Sahara1 aJános Besenyő00aGuerrilla Operations in Western Sahara: The Polisario versus Morocco and Mauritania  a23-450 v163 a<p>This essay examines the guerrilla war fought between the Polisario Front, representing the Western Saharan natives, and the Kingdom of Morocco, as well as Mauritania. Even today, the aforementioned guerrilla war provides many lessons regarding desert counter-insurgency (COIN) operations. Besides reviewing the necessary activities for conducting a successful guerrilla war, this paper will delineate the most efficient methods for defending against one. This is the first COIN operation for the Moroccan government in which it has taken an unusual approach in standing up against the guerrillas. It has achieved long-standing results by the restructuring of its tactics and the units stationed in the Western Saharan region as well as by the construction of a system of fortifications.</p>