Tag: Islamic Maghreb

Mauritania: Army Seizes 475 Kg of Drugs from Armed Traffickers

April 29, 2016

The Mauritanian army Wednesday snatched 475 kilograms of drugs from a group of traffickers after a chase and gun battle. According to army sources, the ... Read More

Morocco, Gabon Security & Intel Cooperation Gaining Momentum

April 26, 2016

Ways of enhancing security and intelligence cooperation ties between Morocco and Gabon were reviewed Monday in Libreville at a meeting between president Ali Bongo Ondimba ... Read More

Morocco, Russia Boosting Anti-Terrorism Cooperation

April 5, 2016

Head of Morocco’s internal intelligence service, Abdellatif Hammouchi, who is also Chief of the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN,) is visiting Moscow to seal ... Read More

Algeria: Statoil & BP Pulling out Staff after Gas Plant attacks

March 22, 2016

British Oil Company BP and Norwegian Statoil announced Monday they would withdraw their staff from two Algerian gas plants after terrorists fired rockets at the ... Read More

Al-Qaeda discussed Peace Deal with Mauritania in 2010 (Bin Laden’s Documents)

March 2, 2016

The terror group Al Qaeda discussed in 2010 the contingency to strike a peace deal with Mauritania in return of an annual “tithe” of $11 ... Read More

Mauritania: terrorist on the loose arrested in Guinea

January 21, 2016

Notorious Mauritanian terrorist Saleck Ould Cheikh who was on a run was arrested on Tuesday in Guinea Conakry three weeks after his jailbreak. Saleck Ould ... Read More

Burkina Faso: Rabat condemns AQIM assault as a blow to peace, Moroccan native among victims

January 19, 2016

Morocco has vehemently condemned the terrorist attacks that targeted the capital city of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, as a blow to peace and stability in this ... Read More

Mauritania: Notorious terrorist breaks loose from prison

January 5, 2016

Mauritanian security forces have given chase of a Mauritanian terrorist sentenced to death who has broken away from his prison cell in capital Nouakchott, reports ... Read More