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Which country did Algeria have border clashes with in the 1963 Sand War?

  • Libya

  • Egypt

  • Tunisia

  • Morocco

Answer

Algeria and Morocco have had a tense relationship since the end of the Algerian War of Independence in 1962. In the 1960s, the two countries fought the Sand War over the Western Sahara, a territory that was claimed by both Algeria and Morocco. The war ended in a stalemate, and the Western Sahara remains a disputed territory to this day.
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