Caused this problem as a result of the differences between the departments in French colonial Algeria and Morocco, where the mystery within the southern parts between the two countries, and after Algeria's independence in 1962, Morocco's progress claim province of Tindouf, southwest Algeria, and even crawling part, arose a brief war between the two (1963-1964 ) in order to retrieve Morocco in the territory of all of Tindouf and Figuig-rich configurations iron high quality, and confirmed other sources that contain the region of large quantities of oil and gas pay Algeria to risk igniting the conflict over the Moroccan Sahara in the hope of benefiting economically at least partially if a settlement was reached divisional between the two countries concerning the region, Morocco was based on the right to claim sovereignty over the Tindouf and its environs being subject
For control of the historic centuries ago, while Algeria stressed the rights and sovereignty over the territory under what he inherited from the French colonial administration, was the signing of the Treaty of solidarity and cooperation in the ovens in 1969 and decline in Morocco for his claims.
The parties agreed to the establishment of a demilitarized zone on the border in Tindouf, as the two countries agreed in May 1970 that the area of iron ore Tindouf in Algeria, provided the participation of Morocco and Algeria in the exploitation of iron Tindouf through a joint venture. However, the relations of tension returned again after the liberation of the Sahara from Morocco to the French colonization of Algeria and the establishment of the separatist Polisario Front in 1975, regarding this area.
التسميات
Border problems