▁the ▁Royal ▁Guard , ▁the ▁Royal ▁G endar mer ie ▁and ▁the ▁A ux ili ary ▁Forces . ▁In ternal ▁security ▁is ▁generally ▁effective , ▁and ▁acts ▁of ▁political ▁violence ▁are ▁rare ▁( with ▁one ▁exception , ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Cas ab lan ca ▁bomb ings ▁which ▁killed ▁ 4 5 ▁people ). ▁ ▁The ▁UN ▁maintain s ▁a ▁small ▁observer ▁force ▁in ▁Western ▁Sah ara , ▁where ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁Mor oc co ' s ▁troops ▁are ▁station ed . ▁The ▁Sah ar aw i ▁group ▁Pol is ario ▁maintain s ▁an ▁active ▁milit ia ▁of ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁f igh ters ▁in ▁Western ▁Sah ara ▁and ▁has ▁engaged ▁in ▁inter mitt ent ▁war fare ▁with ▁Mor oc can ▁forces ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁Foreign ▁relations ▁ ▁Mor oc co ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁and ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁African ▁Union ▁( AU ), ▁Arab ▁League , ▁Arab ▁Mag h reb ▁Union ▁( U MA ), ▁Organisation ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁Co operation ▁( O IC ), ▁the ▁Non - Al igned ▁Mov ement ▁and ▁the ▁Community ▁of ▁Sah el – S ah aran ▁States ▁( C EN _ S AD ). ▁Mor oc co ' s ▁relationships ▁vary ▁greatly ▁between ▁African , ▁Arab , ▁and ▁Western ▁states . ▁Mor oc co ▁has ▁had ▁strong ▁t ies ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁gain ▁economic ▁and ▁political ▁benefits . ▁France ▁and ▁Spain ▁remain ▁the ▁primary ▁trade