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Insecurity Mounts in Spanish North Africa

The presence of such weapons in Ceuta, combined with the ever-looming threat of a massive influx of illegal migrants, contributes to a state of ongoing tension in a city upon which Morocco appears to have designs.
  • Carlos Perona Calvete
  • — May 6, 2022
The presence of such weapons in Ceuta, combined with the ever-looming threat of a massive influx of illegal migrants, contributes to a state of ongoing tension in a city upon which Morocco appears to have designs.
  • Carlos Perona Calvete
  • — May 6, 2022

AK-47s were recently fired in the streets of the north African Spanish city of Ceuta, reports journalist and political analyst Rubén Pulido, citing sources inside Spain’s security forces. 

The city, which was subjected to Morocco’s intentional deployment of thousands of illegal migrants on its border earlier this year, has been witness to similar episodes in the past. In 2019, a gunman used an AK-47 to fire on police officers.  

The presence of such weapons in Ceuta, combined with the ever-looming threat of a massive influx of illegal migrants, contributes to a state of ongoing tension in a city upon which Morocco appears to have designs. The claim put forward by some analysts, including journalists favorable to the Spanish government, that Spain’s acquiescence to Moroccan plans for the Western Sahara put an end to the North African kingdom’s irredentist ambitions may prove to have been overly optimistic.

Carlos Perona Calvete is a writer for The European Conservative. He has a background in International Relations and Organizational Behavior, has worked in the field of European project management, and is currently awaiting publication of a book in which he explores the metaphysics of political representation.
  • Tags: Ceuta, illegal migration, North Africa, Spain, weapons

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