The Polisario Front claimed responsibility for a May 5 projectile attack in Smara, a city in the Moroccan-controlled part of Western Sahara, targeting areas near the city prison and cemetery and resulting in one injury, according to Moroccan authorities, Hespress reported on May 7. The United States mission to the United Nations condemned the attack in a May 7 post on X, writing, "Such violence threatens regional stability and the progress made towards peace. These actions are inconsistent with the spirit of the recent talks."