Tag: counterterrorism

Morocco Arrests Four Terrorist Suspects

December 26, 2017

Moroccan security services arrested four terror suspects in the region of Souss-Massa, two of them were students at the Islamic Studies School. The suspects were ... Read More

Italy to deploy counterterrorism Troops in Niger

December 25, 2017

Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni is to ask the Parliament’s permission to redeploy troops currently stationed in Iraq to Niger where terrorist groups are increasingly ... Read More

State Department Commends Morocco’s counter-terrorism Leadership

December 23, 2017

The US State Department has commended Morocco for its leading contributions to global initiatives aiming at countering terrorism, citing notably the Kingdom's input to the ... Read More

Morocco Busts 9 Terror Cells, Arrests 189 Extremists in 2017

December 16, 2017

Moroccan authorities continued their unabated crackdown on terrorists in 2017 with the busting of nine terror cells and the arrest of 189 extremists and 20 ... Read More

New Year’s Celebrations: European Police Request Moroccan Assistance

December 6, 2017

Moroccan security and intelligence services have been asked by their European counterparts to help in securing the New Year’s Eve celebrations against growing terror threats, ... Read More

Rabat, Paris Vow to Step up Counterterrorism Cooperation

November 17, 2017

Morocco and France renewed commitment to reinforcing their security cooperation at a context marked by the threat of foreign terrorist fighters relocating from the Middle ... Read More

US Should Look at Morocco for Ways to Prevent Mass Shootings- Christian Science Monitor

November 13, 2017

The US should look at Morocco's comprehensive anti-terrorism strategy in its efforts to put an end to mass shootings, said the editorial board of the ... Read More

Imam Training, Key Instrument of Morocco’s Religious Diplomacy

October 21, 2017

Morocco is set to build on its moderate school of Islam as a bulwark against extremism conducive to pre-empting radicalism at home and abroad. To ... Read More

Morocco Steps in to Pre-empt Radicalization of Muslim Youth in Europe

October 19, 2017

Morocco is putting forward its pre-emptive approach to avert the radicalization of Muslim youth in Europe mainly through ensuring an adequate training of Imams in ... Read More

Morocco Bent on Tracking Radicalized Individuals Abroad

September 20, 2017

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 ... Read More