terrorists in Sahel

Terror cell dismantled in Nador & Melilla thanks to security cooperation between Rabat & Madrid

Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ), equivalent of U.S. FBI, announced on Tuesday the dismantling, in cooperation with Spanish security services, of a terrorist cell operating in Nador and Melilla. Two men, aged 34 and 39, were nabbed in the Moroccan Northeastern city of Nador and nine others were captured in Spanish enclave Melilla […]

Morocco: Security Forces Foil Suicide Attack Plans

Moroccan Security authorities Wednesday announced they thwarted terror plans after investigations, following the recent arrest of a terrorist, revealed that the man had planned to attack sensitive targets with a suicide belt. A statement from the interior ministry pointed out that a suspected Islamic State group (IS) sympathizer arrested on October 24 in the city […]

Morocco: Drug smuggling attempt foiled at Safi Port

Moroccan security forces thwarted an attempt to smuggle 8.1 tons of chira at the port of Safi in a coordinated operation on Saturday evening, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) said. During this joint operation, carried out by the provincial security services of Safi and the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ), law […]