The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Zourat, Mauritania. 1992-08. The "main road" into town, a flat sandy track, seen from a United Nations vehicle. A contingent of United Nations Military Observers (UNMOs) from MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara) were on patrol from Mijek, Western Sahara, to Zourat to verify the escape route for UNMOs should the security situation deteriorate in Western Sahara. Up to this point the vehicles had navigated via the global positioning system (GPS).
Zourat, Mauritania. 1992-08. A sealed road in the town. On the left are several local Mauritanians. A contingent of United Nations Military Observers (UNMOs) from MINURSO (United Nations Mission for t
Zourat, Mauritania. 1992-08. A group of local children rather bemused by the sight of an Australian soldier who was part of a contingent of United Nations Military Observers (UNMOs) from MINURSO (Unit
Near the border of Western Sahara and Mauritania. 1992-08. Two United Nations (UN) vehicles parked in the sand in front of an old Spanish fort. The vehicles were on patrol from Mijek, Western Sahara,
Western Sahara (?). 1992-08. Group portrait of United Nations Military Observers (UNMOs) from MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara) with Polisario wives and local child
Mijek, Western Sahara. 1992-08. A Russian MI-17 helicopter, 27053, in United Nations (UN) livery, parked in the desert next to some drums. The helicopter transported people involved with MINURSO (Unit
Western Sahara. 1992-08. Aerial view of a Polisario unit deployed in the field, taken from a Russian MI-17 helicopter. The black dots (centre left) each represent one Landrover. The helicopter was fly
