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== Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic ==

Internationally known as Western Sahara, this region is a disputed territory and a partially recognized de facto state known as the ''Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic'' (الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية), or the ''República Árabe Saharaui Democrática.'' The area of Western Sahara is, in fact, mostly controlled by [[Morocco]], with only the easternmost one-fifth of the territory actually falling under control of the self-proclaimed SADR. Officially declared by the Polisario Front on 27 February, 1976, the government of the SADR considers all territory under control of Morocco to be occupied, while Morocco itself refers to these lands as its Southern Territories. Historically, this region fell under the control of Spain, when it was known as Spanish Sahara. The SADR is a full member of the African Union, maintains diplomatic relations with forty UN states, and has a reasonably well-organized military force under the control of the Polisario Front (''Frente Popular de Liberación de Saguía el Hamra y Río de Oro (Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro'', or الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير ساقية الحمراء و وادي الذهب).

The Armed Forces of the Polisario are the ''Ejército de Liberación Popular Saharaui'' (ELPS), or the Sarawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA), a ground force consisting of between 6,000 and 8,000 personnel, with auxiliary forces available in times of crisis.

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 * Circa 2016, ELPS personnel began appearing in a variation of the [[France|French]] ''Centre Europe'' "woodland" design having a slightly lighter-hued base color. These uniforms are also styled differently from the French military issue, and undoubtedly are coming from a source other than France.
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 * As far back as 2018, some members of the armed forces began wearing in a [[lizard]] camouflage pattern almost precisely the same as the [[Russia|Russian]] ''Kamysh'' or "cane" pattern.
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 == Camouflage in use with the ELPS ==
-* The Sahrawi People's Liberation Army/SPLA have historically received a substantial amount of military and logistical assistance from neighboring [[Algeria]], and have worn a [[woodland]]-type camouflage uniform very similar to that issued to Algerian forces (although indeed these may have been sourced in China).
+* The Sahrawi People's Liberation Army/ELPS have historically received a substantial amount of military and logistical assistance from neighboring [[Algeria]], and have worn a [[woodland]]-type camouflage uniform very similar to that issued to Algerian forces (although indeed these may have been sourced in China).
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-* Circa 2016,
+* Circa 2016, ELPS personnel began appearing in a variation of the [[France|French]] ''Centre Europe'' "woodland" design having a slightly lighter-hued base color. These uniforms are also styled differently from the French military issue, and undoubtedly are coming from a source other than France.
 * As far back as 2018, some members of the armed forces began wearing in a [[lizard]] camouflage pattern almost precisely the same as the [[Russia|Russian]] ''Kamysh'' or "cane" pattern.
 [[File:elps2.jpg|200px]]

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 == Camouflage in use with the ELPS ==
-* The Polisario/ELPS have historically received a substantial amount of military and logistical assistance from neighboring [[Algeria]], including a large quantity of [[woodland]]-type camouflage uniforms.
+* The Sahrawi People's Liberation Army/SPLA have historically received a substantial amount of military and logistical assistance from neighboring [[Algeria]], and have worn a [[woodland]]-type camouflage uniform very similar to that issued to Algerian forces (although indeed these may have been sourced in China).
 [[File:elps1.jpg|200px]]
-* As far back as 2018, some members of the armed forces began appearing in a [[lizard]] camouflage pattern, probably of Russian origins.
+* Circa 2016,
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-* As far back as 2018, some members of the armed forces began appearing in a [[lizard]] camouflage pattern of undetermined origins.
+* As far back as 2018, some members of the armed forces began appearing in a [[lizard]] camouflage pattern, probably of Russian origins.
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	The Armed Forces of the Polisario are the ''Ejército de Liberación Popular Saharaui'' (ELPS), or the Sarawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA), a ground force consisting of between 6,000 and 8,000 personnel, with auxiliary forces available in times of crisis.		The Armed Forces of the Polisario are the ''Ejército de Liberación Popular Saharaui'' (ELPS), or the Sarawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA), a ground force consisting of between 6,000 and 8,000 personnel, with auxiliary forces available in times of crisis.
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