Tag: Counter-Terrorism

US military resumes drone, manned aircraft counter-terrorism operations from post-coup Niger

September 16, 2023

The United States has reached an agreement with Niger’s military leaders to resume flying drones and manned aircraft out of air bases in the country ... Read More

Laurent Gbagbo urges ECOWAS to set up regional counterterrorism brigade

January 30, 2023

Laurent Gbagbo, Cote d’Ivoire’s ex-leader, has called on regional grouping ECOWAS to establish counter-terrorism brigade to curtail terrorism that has plagued the region. Gbagbo was ... Read More

Morocco Hosts UN Regional Counter-Terror Training Session for African Law Enforcement Agents

September 6, 2022

The UN Office of Counter Terrorism through its Program Office in Rabat for Counter-Terrorism and Training in Africa launched on Monday its 2nd specialized training ... Read More

Joint Security Action in Sahel between Morocco’s engagement and Algeria’s Ambiguity

January 31, 2019

Since the launch of the G5 counter-terrorism task force by Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad, Algeria has shown little if no support for ... Read More

Belgium: Counter-terrorism Law Allows Deportation of Belgians & foreigners, Moroccans in Target

February 13, 2017

The Belgian parliament has adopted a controversial counter-terrorism law allowing authorities to deport citizens born in Belgium or who arrived in the country before they ... Read More

Moscow Hails Morocco’s Peace-Oriented Stance in Middle East Crises

December 16, 2016

Russian President’s Special Envoy for the Middle East and North Africa and Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikhail Bogdanov, lauded the positions adopted by Morocco in support ... Read More

Morocco, UAE Stress Need to Coordinate Arab Stances to Counter Terrorism

May 1, 2016

King Mohammed VI and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, stressed at talks they held Saturday in Abu Dhabi the ... Read More

Algeria: Government Bars UN Experts from Probing Human Rights Abuses, AI

February 25, 2016

Amnesty International lashed out at Algerian authorities in its human rights annual report presented Wednesday because of their persistent refusal to let UN experts investigate ... Read More

Morocco Disrupts another Terror Plot

February 10, 2016

It seems that the terror war waged by Morocco, one of major allies of the West and the U.S. in the region, will never stop. ... Read More

Tunisia: Ministry claims progress in fight against terrorism

February 2, 2016

Tunisian forces on Monday clashed with a group of militants in the Gabes region killing at least two of them and suffering one casualty. The ... Read More