But they also acknowledged that fewer Moroccan soldiers were propositioning them, reducing their temptation.
One segment of it showed Moroccan soldiers raping the mother and the daughter.
The occupation force also included many Moroccan soldiers, serving in the French army.
Almost 1,000 Moroccan soldiers and officers are still being held by the Polisario, human rights groups estimate.
On July 11, 2002 a group of Moroccan soldiers set up base on the islet.
The fighting was so intense that Moroccan soldiers saw comrades lie bleeding 20 feet away and could not go to their rescue.
Moroccan soldiers helped defend Paris and landed at Bordeaux in 1916.
Tensions rose on July 11, 2002, when a dozen Moroccan soldiers were deployed to the island and set up a base.
Polisario claimed to have killed more than 5,000 Moroccan soldiers between 1982 and 1985.
For security, the president relies on a 500-man palace guard of French-speaking Moroccan soldiers.