{"id":3188,"date":"2026-07-31T04:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T04:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/07\/31\/spain-sends-60-troops-as-morocco-border-totally-collapses-videos\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T04:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T04:02:08","slug":"spain-sends-60-troops-as-morocco-border-totally-collapses-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=3188","title":{"rendered":"Spain sends 60 troops as Morocco border \u2018totally collapses\u2019 (VIDEOS)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Madrid has rejected Ceuta\u2019s pleas for decisive action and a formal declaration of a national emergency as some 30,000 people swarm the frontier<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Spain has deployed just 60 troops to its North African exclave of Ceuta after thousands of migrants overwhelmed security forces and stormed across the border from Morocco, with up to 30,000 more people reportedly swarming the frontier.<\/p>\n

The Spanish Interior Ministry said the military contingent consisted of three platoons of 20 soldiers each, sent to reinforce the Guardia Civil after officers admitted that the border had \u201ctotally collapsed.\u201d<\/em> Madrid also dispatched specialized police units, bringing their total number to around 200, as well as 30 additional Guardia Civil officers.<\/p>\n

The small military deployment came after Ceuta\u2019s regional government pleaded with Madrid to take \u201cdecisive\u201d<\/em> action, close the border and declare a national emergency, warning that local police, hospitals and migrant reception facilities had been overwhelmed.<\/p>\n

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The Spanish Army is moving toward the Ceuta border with Morocco. pic.twitter.com\/UV5swszyU2<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Open Source Intel (@Osint613) July 30, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez\u2019s government rejected the emergency request, arguing that migration does not qualify under legislation covering natural disasters, major accidents and other national catastrophes.<\/p>\n

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Migrants continue to flood into Spain pic.twitter.com\/Dluot7MRUR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Open Source Intel (@Osint613) July 30, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The soldiers were ordered to support the Guardia Civil \u201cin the exercise of its powers\u201d<\/em> and perform any additional tasks deemed necessary to maintain security. However, Madrid announced no expanded rules of engagement or independent authority for the troops to seal the frontier, detain migrants or carry out expulsions. Their publicly defined role therefore remains one of supporting the police rather than taking control of the border.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udd34 #URGENTE<\/a> | INVASI\u00d3N EN CEUTA<\/p>\n

Avalanchas de marroqu\u00edes saltan la valla de Ceuta y entran ilegalmente en territorio espa\u00f1ol sin ning\u00fan control. pic.twitter.com\/KQQYrnCKSO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Vito Quiles \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 (@vitoquiles) July 30, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Footage showed large groups swimming around the Tarajal breakwater using inflatable tubes, climbing border structures and rushing through an opened gate as overwhelmed officers struggled to contain the flow. Moroccan forces later deployed reinforcements and used water cannon to disperse crowds gathering near the Bab Ceuta crossing.<\/p>\n

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Die spanische Exklave Ceuta wird derzeit \u00fcberrannt: Bereits mehr als 1.500 Migranten, vorwiegend aus Marokko und Algerien, gelangten in k\u00fcrzester Zeit in die EU. Ihr Ziel d\u00fcrfte mutma\u00dflich Deutschland sein. Grenzen m\u00fcssen jetzt geschlossen und Abweisungen rigoros durchgesetzt\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/hW7RtKi2OE<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Alice Weidel (@Alice_Weidel) July 30, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe situation is absolute chaos,\u201d<\/em> local Civil Guard chief Rachid Sbihi told AP. \u201cIt\u2019s not possible to give precise numbers, but there are thousands of migrants crossing,\u201d<\/em> he said, adding that the border had \u201ctotally collapsed.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Spanish state television initially reported that between 2,000 and 3,000 people had crossed the border, while local outlet Ceuta al D\u00eda claimed that around 20,000 had arrived. Antena 3 cited Guardia Civil sources as estimating that almost 40,000 people had swarmed the frontier, although it acknowledged that the figure was approximate. Thousands more were reportedly traveling toward the border from Tangier, Tetouan, Fez, Rabat, Casablanca and other Moroccan cities.<\/p>\n

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Thousands of illegal immigrants swarm Spanish border fence (VIDEOS)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Fourteen bodies were recovered from the sea around Ceuta within 24 hours, but no deaths have been attributed to clashes with Spanish or Moroccan security forces. The victims are believed to have died while attempting the maritime crossing.<\/p>\n

Sanchez and Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska are scheduled to visit Ceuta on Friday. Spain and Morocco have meanwhile promised closer coordination and the rapid return of migrants who entered illegally, although Madrid has not explained how that pledge will be reconciled with a recent Supreme Court ruling restricting the summary expulsion of people arriving by sea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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