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Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) arrested 13 ISIS-affiliated suspects on Thursday in several Moroccan provinces. The arrests, conducted in coordination with national police, took place in the cities of Casablanca, Beni Mellal, Mohammedia, Khenifra, Temara, Tiflet, Ksar el Kebir, Rissani and Berkane, the BCIJ said in a statement. The searches conducted in the […]
Judicial police in Safi on Wednesday arrested a Daesh-sympathizer, allegedly involved in preparing a terrorist plan in an individual project to seriously undermine public order. This operation was carried out based on detailed information provided by the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), said a statement released on Thursday by the Central Bureau of Judicial […]
A joint security operation conducted by Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) and Spain’s General Commissariat of Information led to the dismantling of an ISIS-affiliated terrorist cell composed of three individuals that were operating in the two countries. The security interventions conducted by elements of the special forces of the General Directorate of Territorial […]
Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) arrested, on November 17, 2022, a supporter of the terrorist ISIS group, operating in Salé, Rabat’s twin city, for his alleged involvement in the preparation of a terrorist plot to undermine public order. The individual, 22, a former detainee in terrorism cases, whose identity has been established and […]
Moroccan authorities announced on Thursday the arrest of a member of ISIS terror organization in Casablanca in cooperation with U.S. intelligence services. The jihadist, 29, was involved in preparing a terror attack against the country’s peace and stability. Law enforcement agents searched his premise and found cell phones, SIM cards, a PC and two laptops. […]
The Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) arrested, Wednesday morning, five extremists affiliated to the Islamic State terrorist group, in separate and simultaneous security operations in Kenitra, Larache, Souk Sebt Ouled Nemma, Taroudant and the rural commune of Souihla (Marrakech prefecture). The suspects, aged between 21 and 44, were arrested by the BCIJ, supported by […]
Morocco’s General Directorate for the Surveillance of the National Territory (DGST) has provided Belgian authorities with specific information on a Belgian citizen of Moroccan origin suspected of involvement in inciting, planning and preparing imminent terrorist projects. “The information made available by the DGST to the Belgian security and judicial authorities allowed the arrest of the […]
Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) arrested this Wednesday two suspects for their alleged links to a terror cell affiliated to the ISIS terrorist group. The two suspects, both aged 23, were arrested in two separate operations in Benguerir and Douar Sidi Kroum, two towns in the Marrakech-Safi region, said the BCIJ in a […]
Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) arrested a 24-year-old ISIS supporter in Sale, Rabat’s twin city, Thursday. The suspect was plotting terror acts across Morocco and had connections with another ISIS member, the BCIJ said in a statement released Friday evening. This arrest is the result of bilateral cooperation relations and close coordination between […]
Moroccan police announced on Wednesday the dismantling in the Northern city of Tangier of a jihadist cell that was planning to carry out terrorist attacks using explosives. The five members of the cell, aged between 22 and 28, were arrested. In preparation for their criminal attacks, they acquired several products used in the manufacturing of […]