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Not quite. Morocco has historical claims to the Western Sahara as well as Mauritania. Morocco was carved up by the Spanish and French during the scramble for Africa in the 19th century. While Morocco eventually gave up its claims to Mauritania it retained the Rif and Western Sahara.
That's a bit misleading.
I’m willing to discuss the nuances, but you just linked me to a very long Wikipedia article.