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Like many border cities, Melilla is a contentious place. When Morocco achieved independence in 1956, after more than 40 years as a French protectorate with Spain controlling the northern third of the country as well as Western Sahara, Spain retained Melilla (12 km2, population about 83,000) and Ceuta (20 km2, population about 84,000), its sister […]
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This content originally appeared on CounterPunch.org 6 and was authored by Julie Wark.

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