The two Spanish enclaves in North Africa have long been the source of enormous tensions between Madrid and Rabat.

Authorities say Moroccan security forces stopped groups of people who sought to force their way across the border into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta

Hundreds of African migrants have been filmed storming the Spanish border in a coordinated attempted to enter the European Union. Chaos erupted at the border separating Morocco and the Spanish enclave Ceuta on Sunday.

Ceuta, as well as Spain’s Melilla enclave, are the only direct land borders Africa shares with the European Union. Both areas are hotspots for attempted illegal migration into Europe, and a recent crackdown has seen many migrants bused away from the region.

Moroccan police pushed back hundreds of people on Sunday who headed towards the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, an AFP photographer said, after social media posts encouraged crossing attempts.Ceuta and its sister territory of Melilla,

Riot police were deployed on the Moroccan side of the border with the Spanish Ceuta enclave, as migrants attempted to reach the city for the third night in a row.

Fatima Tamni, a member of parliament for the Democratic Left Federation (FDG), has submitted a written question to the head of government, Aziz Akhannouch, regarding the collective exodus of young Moroccans to Ceuta.

Chaos erupted on Sunday near the fence separating Morocco and Ceuta, a Spanish enclave located on the African nation’s coast, as hundreds of young Moroccan men coordinated an attempt to illegally cross the border.