Spanish border at Ceuta - Morocco collapses, thousands illegally enter Spanish territory

[Czech_pivo]

Thousands break through border between Morocco and Spanish territory​

Thousands break through border between Morocco and Spanish territory

Thousands of migrants streamed into the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta from Morocco on Thursday, prompting local officials to call on Spain to declare a national emergency and send the army to restore the frontier.

www.ctvnews.ca

Spain got a major issue on their hands. This could get larger and uglier.

Thousands of migrants streamed into the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta from Morocco on Thursday, prompting local officials to call on Spain to declare a national emergency and send the army to restore the frontier.

“The situation is absolute chaos,” said Rachid Sbihi, head of the association that represents Spain’s Civil Guard officers in Ceuta, who police the border. “It’s not possible to give precise numbers, but there are thousands of migrants crossing,” he said, adding that the border had “totally collapsed.”

Video footage showed crowds of people, mainly Moroccans, walking around the breakwaters at Tarajal beach onto local roads. While the majority appeared to be young men, there were also families with women and children. “Viva España!” some shouted to a freelance photographer working for The Associated Press. It was not immediately clear what prompted so many migrants to cross to Ceuta.

Ceuta authorities had previously linked the spike to a Spanish Supreme Court decision earlier this month that migrants who arrive by sea cannot be immediately pushed back across the border without due process, unlike those who cross into Spain by land — by climbing over the border fence, for example.

The scenes of people streaming across the frontier recall the border crisis of May 2021 when more than 8,000 migrants poured into Ceuta in just two days.

Thousands of migrants enter tiny Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco

Territory’s president calls for help from Spanish government as crowds of people arrive by sea or on foot

www.theguardian.com

Spain’s enclave Ceuta raises alarm as thousands cross border from Morocco

Estimates suggest up to 2,000 have entered the Spanish territory in recent days in an attempt to reach Europe.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[OldSolduer]

On top of the evacuation of several thousand people in wild fire areas.

Suspicious me says someone took the opportunity…

 

[Czech_pivo]

On top of the evacuation of several thousand people in wild fire areas.

Suspicious me says someone took the opportunity…

Could be, could be.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Morocco hasn't given up on getting that part of the world back from Spain, either, which is why the Spanish Foreign Legion tends to hang out there alot... or so I've heard

Benkirane: Moroccans Have Not Forgotten Ceuta, Melilla; Their Return Matter of Time​

Occupied by Spain since 1415 and 1497, Ceuta and Melilla remain historically and geographically Moroccan – an enduring colonial anachronism that defies Africa’s map and Morocco’s unfinished decolonization.​

Abdelilah Benkirane, Secretary-General of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), declared that Moroccans have not forgotten Ceuta and Melilla, stating that their recovery remains a legitimate national right.

Speaking at a rally in Fez commemorating the 82nd anniversary of Morocco’s independence manifesto submission, Benkirane said this position does not call for war with Spain.

“We are still required to work diligently for the return of Ceuta and Melilla to the homeland,” Benkirane stated. He argued it is illogical for two African cities located on the borders of Tetouan and Nador to remain outside Moroccan sovereignty within a clear historical and sovereign context.

Benkirane: Moroccans Have Not Forgotten Ceuta, Melilla; Their Return Matter of Time

Abdelilah Benkirane, Secretary-General of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), declared that Moroccans have not forgotten Ceuta and Melilla, stating that their recovery remains a legitimate national right.

www.moroccoworldnews.com

 

[brihard]

I found this a useful explainer

RCMP pledge to support Belgian investigation into alleged NATO spy

EU media reports intern was known as Claire Z., had worked in Canadian government departments

www.theglobeandmail.com

 

[daftandbarmy]

Sounds more like an invasion...

https://twitter.com/x/status/2082949062756601868

https://twitter.com/x/status/2082933900897091917