Global Counterterrorism Forum

Tunisia: Two soldiers killed in shoot-out with Jihadists

The Tunisian Ministry of Defense announced Monday two of its soldiers have been killed and four wounded in a clash with Jihadists near the Algerian border as they were on an operation to free a man kidnapped by the militants. During a search operation, jihadists hiding out on Mount Sammama opened fire on the soldiers, […]

Former Tunisian President calls on the Sahrawis of Tindouf to free themselves from the yoke of the Algerian regime

Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki called on the Sahrawis of Tindouf to move to Morocco instead of continuing to chase an unrealizable dream, nurtured by the Algerian regime. “The declining Algerian regime sells illusions to the Sahrawis it holds as hostages in the service of a biased political choice,” said Moncef Marzouki during a recent […]

Morocco Outpaces Spain in Satellite Effort- Spacenews says

The launch by Morocco of high resolution observation satellite last November and the upcoming acquisition of a second reconnaissance satellite sent shockwaves through the region with Spain struggling to bridge the gap with its southern neighbor through the launch of its own earth-observation satellite in 2019, reports Spacenews. The portal, dedicated to covering the business […]