Overview
- Moroccan security forces say they intercepted and dispersed hundreds of migrants and detained dozens accused of inciting the mobilization during operations on Saturday, August 15.
- Spanish authorities sustained an unprecedented security presence in Ceuta with extra police, Guardia Civil units, more than 2,000 military personnel and newly installed maritime barriers to deter sea approaches.
- Authorities on both sides used aerial surveillance, fast boats, riot units, tear gas and bus transfers to move groups away from the frontier and to speed returns to interior locations in Morocco.
- Rabat has detained people it says promoted the online calls to mass-mobilize migrants and ordered journalists to leave Fnideq, highlighting tighter information controls during the operation.
- Thousands of irregular migrants from the late‑July influx remain in Ceuta, reception capacity is strained, Spain is accelerating asylum and return procedures, and officials warn the current calm depends on continued bilateral cooperation.