The U.S. Congress Shakes the Separatist Entity: “Polisario” on the Brink of Being Designated a Terrorist Organization with Algerian Support

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In a move that reflects a profound shift in international stances toward the fabricated conflict over the Moroccan Sahara, the U.S. Congress has launched an unprecedented initiative aimed at designating the “Polisario Front” as a foreign terrorist organization. This represents a new diplomatic victory for the Kingdom of Morocco and a severe blow to the separatist project that Algeria has supported for decades.

Republican Congressman Joe Wilson, who spearheaded the initiative, emphasized that the separatist front is no longer merely a self-determination movement but has evolved into a real security threat in the Sahel and Sahara regions. Intelligence reports indicate suspicious links between the Polisario and extremist terrorist groups active in the area.

“We can no longer ignore the growing evidence of the Polisario’s involvement in activities that threaten the security and stability of North Africa,” Wilson stated before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, stressing that Algeria’s support for the entity can no longer be viewed within the framework of “self-determination,” but rather as direct encouragement of chaos and regional destabilization.

This step reaffirms the validity of Morocco’s position in its outright rejection of blackmail and separatism, and exposes the falsity of the slogans championed by the Polisario with continued Algerian funding, arming, and support—even as the Algerian people face deepening internal crises.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who was the first American leader to officially recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara, did not delay in voicing his clear support for the initiative. He warned against leniency toward “extremist organizations disguised under political cover” and affirmed that “stability can only be achieved by supporting Morocco’s legitimate sovereignty over its entire territory.”

Meanwhile, the White House has remained silent, as pressure continues to mount within the corridors of Congress to move forward with the designation process amid rising regional security threats and the Polisario’s involvement in suspicious activities that violate international law.

Observers believe this shift signals the failure of the separatist project that Algeria adopted as a geopolitical tool to pressure Morocco, overlooking the fact that national security cannot be built on supporting armed groups outside the law.

Any official U.S. designation of the Polisario Front as a terrorist organization would be a resounding blow to Algeria and a tacit acknowledgment of the dangerous roles it plays beyond its borders in financing chaos and undermining regional stability.

Thus, the winds of change appear to be blowing from Washington, bringing increased support for Morocco’s position and heralding the beginning of the end for the separatist illusion long fueled by short-sighted political agendas.