Morocco increases security at Ceuta border
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Moroccan authorities
Ceuta, Spain/Morocco border
August 2026
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Morocco installed new barbed wire and deployed more police near Ceuta. The move follows online calls for a mass migrant crossing. Residents argue that border measures do not address the root causes of migration.
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