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Algerian army gives Moroccan farmers until 18 March to leave border farms

The Algerian military has given Moroccan farmers in Figuig in the disputed border region of al-Arja in eastern Morocco until 18 march to evacuate their farms, sparking tensions between the two North African countries.
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