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Abdelhak Khiame, Head of Morocco’s counterterrorism agency, the Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), said that the Kingdom is working on a new strategy to track Moroccans who become radicalized in Europe as part of beefed-up counterterrorism measures. In an interview with the Associated Press, Khiame noted that the crackdown on radicalized individuals abroad comes […]
Moroccan authorities in coordination with Spanish counterparts dismantled a terrorist cell comprising five Moroccans and a Spaniard loyal to IS. The Moroccan Interior Ministry explained in a statement that the terrorist cell was busted by Morocco’s counterterrorism agency, the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), in the area of Beni Chiker in Nador’s suburbs. The […]
The terrorist attacks that hit Barcelona and Cambrils are the outcome of an extremist religious discourse propagated by unqualified Imams in Europe that leads to the swift radicalization of disenchanted youth, said Abdelhaq Khiame, Head of Morocco’s counter-terrorism agency, the Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations (BCIJ). In an interview with Radio 2M, Khiame warned of […]
Terrorism has no nationality or religion because terrorist groups bring together extremists hailing from all countries and violate all the Islamic precepts of moderation, peace and coexistence inherent to Islam, said the head of Morocco’s counterterrorism agency (BCIJ), Abdelhak Khiame. Khiame, in an interview with the Moroccan news website Le360, offered insight on a set […]
In the wake of the terrorist attacks that shook Barcelona and Finland, several media outlets and self-proclaimed pundits took the easy way of putting the blame on Morocco, the country of origin of most of the radicalized youth, instead of lambasting the European laxism and intelligence failure. The desperate attempts at pushing the name of […]
Morocco has robust security services and comprehensive counterterrorism strategy that made the country the most insulated against ISIS attacks in the region, underscored the Brussels-based think tank, The International Crisis Group. “Morocco is the only Maghreb country that, to date, has not experienced an ISIS attack,” said the International Crisis Group in a report dubbed […]
Morocco was hailed by the United States as a “stable security-exporting partner in North Africa” thanks to its adoption of a comprehensive counterterrorism strategy and the vigilance of its security services. “Morocco is a stable security-exporting partner in North Africa and is the only African nation to contribute military assets to the Defeat-ISIS Coalition campaign […]
The European Police Office (Europol) foiled in Rotterdam port an attempt at trafficking a considerable cargo of arms to terrorists in the Spanish-occupied cities of Ceuta and Melilla in northern Morocco, Moroccan newspaper al Ahdat reported. The seized weapons comprised pistols and machine guns and were intended to be smuggled through Sardinia to North Africa, […]
The threat of individuals perpetrating terrorist attacks independent of a command chain, known as “lone wolf” terrorists, is on the surge in the region requiring a close cooperation between Morocco and Europe through setting up a pre-emptive strategy, Abdelhak Khiame, head of Morocco’s FBI, the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), said. Moroccan security services […]
Omar Khiame, Head of Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations- an offshoot of Morocco’s domestic intelligence services- deplored that Algerian authorities remain reluctant to cooperate on security issues relating to counterterrorism. Speaking at a TV show on Morocco’s 2M channel on the anniversary of May 16, 2003 terrorist attack that hit Casablanca, Khiame highlighted the […]