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Explosive materials seized during recent dismantling of terrorist cell

The results of an expertise carried out by the forensic science laboratory reveal that all the materials seized during the dismantling of the terrorist cell on September 10, are used in the manufacturing of explosive charges. The Attorney General at the Rabat Court of Appeal announced on Saturday that the materials seized by Morocco’s anti-terror […]

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Morocco ensues pre-emptive strikes against terrorist groups

After a master-strike that led to arresting six would be suicide-bombers, Morocco’s bureau for judicial investigation (BCIJ) found more explosive material hidden in a car in the residency where the sister of the group’s leader lived in Temara, near Rabat. The terrorist group loyal to IS was busted last week in an operation in which […]

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Morocco’s counter-terrorism agency dismantles terror cell, arrests suspects

Morocco’s counter-terrorism agency, the central bureau for judicial investigation (BCIJ), conducted a simultaneous operation in multiple cities against suspected terrorists leading to the arrest of five people. Part of a continuous crackdown and a pre-emptive strategy against terrorist cells, the operation took place in the outskirts of Rabat in Temara, Tifelt and Skhirat as well […]

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Morocco dismantles a Daesh cell with links to a jihadist arrested in Spain

The Moroccan central Bureau of judicial investigations (BCIJ) on Tuesday dismantled a cell presented as loyal to the Daesh terrorist group and as having links to another network that was dismantled in December last year in a joint operation by the Moroccan and Spanish authorities. Under the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), BCIJ used […]

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Morocco, France Eye Closer Military Cooperation

Moroccan and French senior military officials discussed means to further promote military cooperation notably in terms of the exchange of expertise and training.   The visit by French Minister of the Armies Florence Parly to Rabat where she met Minister Delegate responsible for the administration of national defense, Abdellatif Loudyi, as well as with Inspector […]

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Counterterrorism: Morocco’s Deradicalization Program Yielding Tangible Results

Morocco is tackling terror threat and extremism not only with its proactive security approach, which helped to foil several terrorist plots but also with pilot rehabilitation programs that aim to deradicalize Jihadis while they are in prison through the teaching of moderate Islam. Some of the former extremists, who renounced their fanatic views and embraced […]

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French raid kills 33 terrorists in Mali – France’s Macron

A raid by French troops in Mali has killed 33 Islamist militants last weekend using attack helicopters, ground troops and a drone, near the border with Mauritania, French President Emmanuel Macron said. The operation took place in a different part of Mali where 13 French soldiers died last month in a helicopter crash while tracking […]

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Counterterror: Spain Commends “excellent cooperation” with Morocco

Following the simultaneous dismantling near Nador and in Madrid of a four-member terrorist cell linked to ISIS, Spain hailed the “excellent cooperation” ties between its security services and their Moroccan peers. This joint operation reflects the excellent cooperation between the Spanish police, the General Intelligence bureau and the Moroccan General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST), […]

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Morocco, Spain Dismantle Terrorist Cell

Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) and Spanish National Police have dismantled a four-member terrorist cell this Wednesday (Dec.4). The four individuals were arrested during a joint operation with the Spanish National Police. Three suspects, aged between 24 and 39, were arrested in Ferkhana and Bni Nsar in the Northeastern province of Nador. One […]

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BCIJ arrests ISIS supporter near Rabat

Morocco’s FBI, the central Bureau of judicial investigations (BCIJ), arrested an extremist, suspected of supporting ISIS ideology, in Salé, Rabat’s twin-city, this Tuesday, who was preparing to carry out a suicide attack. Preliminary investigations showed that the 33-year old suspect knows how to manufacture explosives and was promoting and glorifying the extremist ideology of ISIS […]