RABAT: More than 80 civilian members of a UN mission have left Western Sahara under a Moroccan expulsion order, airport sources and an AFP correspondent in the disputed territory said Sunday.

It was the latest chapter in a row between Morocco and the world body since UN chief Ban Ki-moon angered Rabat by using the term “occupation” to refer to the status of Western Sahara.

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