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Morocco Captures Seven Isis Operatives

Moroccan security services announced Wednesday the arrest of seven members of the terrorist organization Isis. The cell was active in the northern city of Fez and nearby town of Moulay Yacoub. Its members were busy working to recruit volunteers for the extremist group. According to Moroccan interior ministry, the police seized bladed weapons, military uniforms, […]

Algeria’s Bouteflika Scorns France, Goes to Geneva for Medical Checkup, Tension Heats up

The Algerian ailing leader has been flown Sunday for medical checkup in Geneva instead of France where he often gets treated. Analysts suggest recent tweet by France Premier Manuel Valls showing an ailing Abdelaziz Bouteflika and jibes from French media may explain the choice of Geneva. The choice of Geneva, according to analysts and media, […]

Morocco Cracks down on Returning IS fighters- official

Morocco is unrelenting on its crackdown on the returning foreign fighters who joined the ranks of the Islamic state, Abdelhak Khiam, head of Morocco’s counter-terrorism agency (BCIJ),  said. “We have arrested and brought to justice more than 200 returnees,” Khiam said in an interview with AFP. He said the suspects were serving sentences ranging from […]