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WESTERN SAHARA - JANUARY 15: A saharawi girl with Saharawi flag in front of the Moroccan Wall from the area controlled by the Polisario front on January 15, 2010 in Western Sahara, liberated areas from the Polisario Front . The Berm of Western Sahara (also known as the Moroccan Wall) is an approximately 2,700 km-long defensive structure, mostly a sand wall (or "berm"), running through Western Sahara and the southeastern portion of Morocco. It acts as a separation barrier between the area controlled from Moroccan and from the area controlled by the Polisario front.. (Photo by Stefano Montesi/Corbis via Getty Images)