Tag: AQIM

Tunisia: Washington Cautions US Citizens against Traveling to South-Eastern Regions

October 1, 2016

The US State Department Friday issued new warnings for US citizens against traveling to Tunisia’s South-eastern regions as well as to the mountainous regions in ... Read More

Morocco Thwarts another Deadly Terror Plot

September 21, 2016

Moroccan security services said Wednesday they have averted and foiled terrorist attacks in the North African country thanks to the recent arrest of three extremists ... Read More

Morocco to Militarily Support Niger against Boko Haram

July 30, 2016

Morocco will ship military equipment to Niger to help the sub-Saharan country thwart the incursions of the terrorist group Boko Haram from neighboring Nigeria, a ... Read More

Morocco Captures More ISIS Members

July 14, 2016

Moroccan security services have dismantled another terror cell linked to the Islamic extremist group ISIS. The six-member cell was active in the cities of Agadir, ... Read More

Mauritania’s President Challenges Washington to Produce Alleged Secret Agreement with al Qaeda

June 10, 2016

Mauritanian President has called on Washington to produce evidence of the alleged secret deal between Nouakchott and the al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) on ... Read More

U.S. Recognizes Morocco’s Counterterrorism Efforts & Cooperation

June 7, 2016

The United States has commended Morocco’s sustained efforts made in the fights against terrorism, saying the North African country has worked out a comprehensive counterterrorism ... Read More

US, Senegal Ink Defense Cooperation Deal

May 3, 2016

The American government and Senegal on Monday signed a cooperation agreement to ease the deployment of American troops to the West African nation to counter ... 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

Côte d’Ivoire: Morocco Helps Identify Grand Bassam Attacks Ringleader

March 25, 2016

Ivorian security authorities have been able to identify the mastermind of the March 13 terrorist attacks thanks to Morocco’s valuable contribution. Moroccan daily in Arabic ... Read More