These young men are a reservoir for this group, which "aims at spreading terror in the Maghreb and the Sahel region," underlined the article's author Richard Miniter who wrote several works on terrorism including two bestsellers "Losing Ben Laden" and "Shadow War".

    Sahrawi populations who are subjected to despicable living conditions in the camps of Tindouf "yearn to return to their homeland Morocco," wrote the US investigative journalist.

    Miniter, who visited the camps in 2010, said that the populations "have good reason to run. (..) The camps are essentially a one-party dictatorship. The Polisario claims to represent the Sahrawi people, but its elections are East German-style single-candidate rubber stamps," adding that thousands have fled the rebel refugee camps for a better life in Morocco.

    Highlighting the prosperous southern reaches of Morocco, the writer noted that Morocco spent billions since 1975 to build roads, hospitals, airports and apartments in the southern provinces.