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Tag: counterterrorism
US top military officers for critical talks in Africa after Niger ousting to secure foothold in the region
The United States military commander is making a rare trip to Africa for talks on maintaining some of his troops' presence in West Africa, after ... Read More
Fez hosts high-level African Counter-Terrorism Meeting
Fez is hosting the 3rd edition of the high-level meeting of Heads of Counter-Terrorism and Security Agencies in Africa, known as the “Marrakech Platform”, marked ... Read More
Morocco: Another strike against terrorists affiliated to the Daesh
Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) dismantled, on Tuesday morning, a terrorist cell affiliated to the “Daesh” organization, whose members were active in the ... Read More
Niger: US military bases revoked after Biden officials’ warning about ties to Russia and Iran
Niamey revoked its military cooperation with the United States and ordered US troops to leave the country after senior US diplomatic and military officials recently ... Read More
International conference in Rabat discusses role of scientific knowledge in countering violent extremism & global discourse on new challenges
Participants at the opening session of the third edition of the International Conference on Countering Violent Extremism, held on Tuesday in Rabat, emphasized the growing ... Read More
Tips from Moroccan security services spared Germany a terrorist plot, led to nab German-Egyptian Islamist extremist
Thanks to tips and accurate information provided by Morocco’s General Directorate for the Surveillance of the National Territory (DGST) to the German intelligence services, a ... Read More
Japan backs Benin’s counterterrorism efforts with equipment worth $2.7m
Japan will provide Benin with rolling stock worth $2.7 million to contribute to the fight against terrorism in the north of the West African country. ... Read More
Tunisia: 12-member terror cell ‘preparing attacks’ dismantled in Zaghouan
Tunisian counterterrorism security forces arrested Tuesday October 24 in Zaghouan governorate 12 men forming a terror cell allegedly preparing terror attacks in the North African ... Read More
Morocco: Four alleged terrorists nabbed Thursday
As part of the ongoing efforts to neutralize the dangers of terrorist threats, the Central Bureau of Judiciary Investigations (BCIJ) arrested early this Thursday morning ... Read More
Sahel ‘at crossroads’: conflict-ridden region needs support to fight armed groups, warns UN
International and regional efforts to combat armed groups linked to al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and other extremist groups have failed to stop their expansion in ... Read More