▁Mor oc co ▁which ▁demanded ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁enc la ves . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁Mor oc can ▁protest s , ▁thousands ▁of ▁people ▁r al lied ▁in ▁Rab at ▁and ▁other ▁cities ▁calling ▁for ▁political ▁reform ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁constitution ▁cur bing ▁the ▁powers ▁of ▁the ▁king . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁King ▁won ▁a ▁lands lide ▁victory ▁in ▁a ▁refer endum ▁on ▁a ▁reform ed ▁constitution ▁he ▁had ▁proposed ▁to ▁pla c ate ▁the ▁Arab ▁Spring ▁protest s . ▁Despite ▁the ▁re forms ▁made ▁by ▁Moh ammed ▁VI , ▁demonstr ators ▁continued ▁to ▁call ▁for ▁deeper ▁re forms . ▁H undred s ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁a ▁trade ▁union ▁r ally ▁in ▁Cas ab lan ca ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Part icip ants ▁accused ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁failing ▁to ▁deliver ▁on ▁re forms . ▁▁ ▁Geography ▁▁▁▁ ▁Mor oc co ▁has ▁a ▁coast ▁by ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁that ▁reaches ▁past ▁the ▁Stra it ▁of ▁Gib ral tar ▁into ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Sea . ▁It ▁is ▁border ed ▁by ▁Spain ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁( a ▁water ▁border ▁through ▁the ▁Stra it ▁and ▁land ▁borders ▁with ▁three ▁small ▁Spanish - control led ▁exc la ves , ▁Ce uta , ▁Mel illa , ▁and ▁Pe ñ ón ▁de ▁Vé lez ▁de ▁la ▁G om era ), ▁Al ger ia ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁and ▁Western ▁Sah ara ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁Since ▁Mor oc co ▁controls ▁most