{"id":2651403,"date":"2026-08-28T20:03:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T00:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spanish-protesters-and-migrants-clash-with-police-in-ceuta\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T21:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T01:34:13","slug":"spanish-protesters-and-migrants-clash-with-police-in-ceuta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spanish-protesters-and-migrants-clash-with-police-in-ceuta\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish protesters and migrants clash with police in Ceuta"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspanish-protesters-and-migrants-clash-with-police-in-ceuta%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2651403&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Protests and clashes erupted in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave, following a surge of over 70,000 Moroccan migrants who attempted to enter the territory. Despite most migrants leaving after realizing a lack of transportation and accommodations, thousands remain, with estimates ranging from 7,000 to 10,000. Tensions intensified as Spanish locals protest and riot over the migrant camps, attacking police and ransacking migrant facilities. Locals burned migrant belongings and attacked aid groups like the Red Cross, demanding their departure. The overwhelmed police force required reinforcements, with officers working under extreme stress. The crisis has drawn criticism from opposition leaders, including the leader of Spain\u2019s opposition party, who accuse the government of inaction. The situation is escalating with reports of an ambushed military vehicle and increased instability, prompting calls for more resources and clearer actions to manage the crisis effectively.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/spain\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1864\">Spanish<\/a> protesters and migrants clashed with police and each other in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/editorials\/4674005\/ceuta-and-the-weapon-of-mass-migration\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4674005\">Ceuta<\/a>, one month after a horde of over 70,000 Moroccan <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigrants\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigrants\">migrants<\/a> abruptly swarmed the small Spanish enclave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Footage of the mass of migrants storming the territory of just 84,000 people sparked a national crisis, and Madrid\u2019s socialist government has struggled to contain it. The vast majority of the migrants left soon after arriving, upon finding a lack of transportation to Europe and a lack of accommodations, but thousands remain. Madrid claims 7,000 still remain, while Ceuta officials put the number closer to 10,000.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4704994\/big-bend-border-wall-construction-pause-extended-to-september\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Big Bend border wall construction pause extended to September<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4704287\/spanish-protesters-migrants-clash-with-police-ceuta-month-after-surge\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Spanish protesters and migrants clash with police in Ceuta one month after surge<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4704359\/lewis-george-vows-to-cut-trump-safe-and-beautiful-task-force-day-1\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Janeese Lewis George vows to cut back on Trump\u2019s \u2018Safe and Beautiful Task Force\u2019 on Day 1 as DC mayor<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tensions boiled over this week when crowds of Spanish locals began protesting, then rioting, over the migrant camps, while migrants began attacking police. The enclave\u2019s small police force was quickly overwhelmed and unable to bring the protesters or migrants under control.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A police spokesperson said on Thursday that a military vehicle carrying four soldiers was \u201cambushed\u201d by a mob of about 70 migrants, who pelted it with stones and other objects, AFP reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The local population took matters into their own hands, storming and ransacking a migrant camp. Video showed locals draped in Spanish flags, shouting anti-migrant slogans, and singing Spanish songs, torching the camp and throwing migrants\u2019 belongings in the Mediterranean or into bonfires. The migrants retreated to a pier where they were guarded by police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Protesters also turned their ire against the Red Cross, which has been assisting the migrants. 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Ceuta\u2019s government has joined this chorus of criticism \u2014 Ceuta finance councilor Kissy Chandiramani told Spanish radio SER that there\u2019s been \u201cno response\u201d from Madrid one month in, adding that residents \u201cfeel abandoned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alberto Nunez Feijoo, leader of the opposition People\u2019s Party, has led the charge against Sanchez\u2019s government, criticizing him again on Thursday after the ambush of the military vehicle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4695992\/ceuta-chaos-traffickers-move-migrants-spain-madrid-500-girls\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4695992\">CEUTA IN CHAOS AS TRAFFICKERS MOVE MIGRANTS TO SPAIN AND MADRID ACCEPTS 500 AT-RISK GIRLS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTonight\u2019s assault on the military is yet more proof that the situation is escalating and is unsustainable, and that without resources, clear orders, and an adequate legal framework, those who protect Ceuta cannot do their jobs,\u201d he wrote in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat is the Government waiting for? For a tragedy to occur? Or worse, to exploit it politically?\u201d Feijoo said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spanish protests and migrants clash with police in Ceuta after migrant surge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2651405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26233420530465_fa778a.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[83471,11626,5371,3967,84846],"class_list":["post-2651403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ceuta","tag-clashes","tag-migrants","tag-police","tag-spanish-protesters"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26233420530465_fa778a.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2651403"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2651406,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651403\/revisions\/2651406"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2651405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2651403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2651403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2651403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}