Military Manoeuvres of the Saharawi Army Western Sahara MEHAIRES, WESTERN SAHARA - JANUARY 06: An artificer is preparing to destroy 2,485 anti-personnel and anti-tank mines that had been planted by the Moroccan army during the Western Sahara war in the framework of the maneuvers of Chahid Uali on January 6, 2019 in Mehaires, Western Sahara. The mines were collected in the part of Western Sahara closest to the Moroccan defense wall, with these, the Polisario Front has destroyed 20,000 mines since 2006. The operation is part of the maneuvers, under the name of Shahid Uali and involves about 3,000 soldiers and a dozen armoured vehicles, which are designed to improve preparedness, protect the region and maintain stability in the freed Saharawi territories. Morocco considers these military manoeuvres as a 'threat' to the ceasefire in force between the parties since 1991. (Photo by Stefano Montesi - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images) #GettyImagesContributor #nikon #photojournalism #StefanoMontesi #Aridclimate #Conflicts #humaninterest #Desert #War #Polisario #Sahara #North Africa #saharawi #freezone #WesternSahara #gettyimages #documentary #MineAction #photodocumentary #photojournalist #documentaryphotographer (presso Western Sahara) https://www.instagram.com/stefano.montesi_photo/p/BujmbbxAA3F/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1i2gd8mbx4cix