Hommam Al Nassim 
The General Command of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces announced a successful rescue operation for a group of migrants stranded in the open sea off the coast of Dakhla, Morocco.
According to the statement issued by the General Command, the boat carrying 52 people, who hail from sub-Saharan Africa, was on their way to the Canary Islands illegally.
Members of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, which are tasked with monitoring the coast, discovered the boat, which was stranded at sea, 170 kilometers south of Dakhla, and rescued its passengers and provided them with the necessary first aid.
The migrants were handed over to the competent Moroccan security authorities for action.
According to the International Organization for Migration, the Central Mediterranean region is experiencing one of the most dangerous migration routes in the world, with a significant 75% rise in migrant deaths last year.
A report published by the Spanish organization “Caminando Fronteras” revealed that at least 6,618 migrants were missing while trying to reach Spain in 2023, a threefold increase compared to the previous year, and this huge number, the highest in the history of the NGO since its statistics began in 2007, shows the escalation of the humanitarian crisis in the region and the need to intensify international efforts to resolve it.
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