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UN Chief Offers Condolences to Morocco Following Killing of Two More Moroccan UN Soldiers in CAR

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has offered his condolences to the Government of Morocco following the killing of two more Moroccan peacekeepers deployed in the Central African Republic’s south-eastern city of Bangassou. “This incident brings to nine the number of peacekeepers killed in service in Bangassou since the beginning of the year,” said a statement issued […]

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Two Moroccan MINUSCA Peacekeepers Killed, One Injured in Second Deadly Attack

Two other Moroccan peacekeepers operating under MINUSCA, the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) were killed on Tuesday and another was injured in an ambush by Anti-Balaka rebels in the second deadly attack, just two days after the death of a Moroccan soldier from the same contingent. “The MINUSCA regrets to announce […]

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International Condemnation following Death of Moroccan Peacekeeper in CAR

The international community condemned the attack against a peacekeeping convoy in the Central African Republic (CAR), in which a Moroccan peacekeeper was killed and three others were injured in a fire exchange on July 23. The attack took place when a convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic […]

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CAR: Another Moroccan UN Peacekeeper Killed, Three Injured

One Moroccan UN soldier was killed and three others were injured in an attack launched Sunday by Christian armed militia in the Central African Republic targeting UN peacekeepers who were protecting a convoy of water trucks. “The attack took place while the Moroccan peacekeepers were escorting water tankers to the river to help resupply the […]

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Moroccan Peacekeepers Repel Attack by Rebels in CAR

Members of the Moroccan contingent taking part in the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, MINUSCA, have thwarted a violent attack by the Christian militias, known as the Anti-Balaka rebels, on Muslim civilians in the area of Bangasso. In a joint press briefing with the spokesperson for the MINUSCA, a Moroccan MINUSCA official […]

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CAR: Another Moroccan Peacekeeper Killed Saturday

Another soldier of the Moroccan contingent of the United Nations peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic was fatally wounded during an exchange of fire this Saturday (May 13) with an armed group that attacked a Moroccan checkpoint in downtown Bangassou. An armed group opened fire on civilians overnight killing an undisclosed number and at […]

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Missing Moroccan Peacekeeper in CAR Found Dead

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has confirmed the death of the Moroccan peacekeeper previously reported as missing following an ambush by the Anti-Balaka rebels on May 8, 2017 in southeastern CAR. The MINUSCA retrieved the fallen soldier’s body and transferred it to the Royal Armed Forces stationed […]

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Morocco: Two Royal Army Soldiers Killed in CAR

Two soldiers of the Moroccan Royal Army operating under the banner of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) were gunned down Tuesday by armed men while escorting a convoy of trucks transporting fuel from Zemio to Obo, the UN mission said in a statement on Wednesday. The two […]

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Morocco: 3 soldiers sentenced to three years in prison for possession of IS flag

Morocco military court has sentenced respectively three Morocco military personnel to three years in prison after the suspects were found in possession of an IS flag, reports say. The three men positioned in Tichla region, were caught three month ago after the national gendarmerie received information that they were in position of the flag. The […]

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Morocco-UAE: Pope Francis’ Africa tour secured by Moroccan intelligence service

Moroccan intelligence services helped secure a safe trip to Africa for Pope Francis, reports say. Moroccan intelligence services in conjunction with French intelligence service helped to secure a safe tour for Pope Francis to Africa. According to French media Le Mag quoting local media Pope Francis’s two-day stay to Central African Republic (CAR) torn by […]