The former Spanish territory of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Sahara" id="mwASE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Western Sahara">Western Sahara</a>, under the auspices of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polisario_Front" id="mwASI" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Polisario Front">Polisario Front</a> declares independence as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic" id="mwASM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic">Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic</a>.