The city of Fnideq in northern Morocco has returned to peace following clashes between security forces and migrants attempting to storm the border fence with Ceuta, a Spanish-administered city.
According to local media outlets, the tense situation, which had seen violent confrontations between migrants and authorities on Sunday, has eased. “After a night of clashes witnessed in the streets of Fnideq between security forces and those trying to migrate en masse to the city of Ceuta,” said news website Hespress, “the atmosphere seemed calm in the coastal city, which has regained some of its normal life.” the report stated.
Moroccan security forces have been preventing groups of young men from nearing the border fence separating Fnideq from Ceuta since Friday, in response to calls for a mass crossing attempt on September 15.
The cities of Melilla and Ceuta, along with the Chafarinas Islands and other small islands in the Mediterranean, are administered by Spain. However, Morocco continues to view these territories as “occupied Moroccan land,” a point of ongoing contention between Rabat and Madrid.
