Finland Daily, a digital Finnish paper, warned of the connivance between the Algeria-backed Polisario separatists and Iran as a “major security threat to Europe.” “North Africa, especially Algeria and Libya, has become a hotspot for illicit trade in arms, drugs, and human trafficking, activities that are commonly linked to Iranian proxies and now increasingly to […]
A coordinated operation by judicial and security forces in Western Nouakchott has led to the unravelling of a complex criminal network engaged in smuggling hallucinogenic pills, counterfeiting foreign currency, and potentially trafficking unlicensed firearms, reported the Mauritanian news agency, AMI. The Public Prosecution, in a strongly worded statement issued on May 8, disclosed that the […]
French intelligence agencies are recruiting informants in Morocco and other Maghreb countries part of efforts to beef-up their anti-terrorism squads as terrorist threats continue to loom on the country in the aftermath of the Paris attacks of last November 13. After the Paris attacks, the French Ministry of Defense decided to be more vigilant and […]
