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Two British citizens have been condemned to jail for allegedly funding the March Brussels attacks which caused the death of 32 people. Kingston Crown Court in London Monday sentenced Zakaria Boufassil and Mohammed Ali Ahmed respectively to three and eight years in prison for giving secretly £3,000 in cash to Mohamed Abrini in a Birmingham […]
Libyan forces aligned with UN-backed unity government Tuesday said they took last few buildings controlled by the Islamic State group (IS) in the city of Sirte, just one day after announcing they conquered the coastal city. Misrata forces fighting under the wing of the Government of National Accord (GNA) are still busy clearing parts of […]
A Moroccan aged 30 has been nabbed for alleged terrorist plans in Italy after police found he has established contact with the Islamic State group (IS). “He expressed willingness to perpetrate terrorist attacks, but no evidence of eminent action has been discovered,” said Antonio De Jesu, a Police commissioner in Milan. The 30 years old […]
Over 2,000 delegates are expected to attend “Tunisia 2020” forum Tuesday dedicated to drum up investments to the North African country unable to fulfil hopes of millions of youth who spearheaded the 2011 democratic revolution. France and Qatar are the main backers of the initiative expected to the attract $30 billion to cover 142 projects. […]
Algerian born terrorist Mokhtar Belmokhtar also known as Mister Marlboro has been killed in the south of the country during a French raid during the week-end, US famous and popular Wall Street Journal reports. Wall Street Journal relying on the American military source points out that the leader of al Qaeda in the lands of […]
The Islamic state group (IS) Friday claimed credit for the check point attack that killed 12 soldiers in the restive province of North Sinai. “A number of caliphate soldiers attacked a checkpoint belonging to the apostate Egyptian army in the Sabeel village, southwest of Arish city, and the following clashes using light and medium weapons […]
Tunisians and victims’ families of March 2015 Bardo attacks of Tunis can begin to see the light at the end tunnel as French ambassador Friday announced trial of the culprits can commence in the first half next year after judge in charge of investigations wrapped up the process. Three gunmen reportedly Islamic State group (IS) […]
Moroccan security forces have arrested in the town of Azrou, in Fès-Meknès region a man with links with al Qaeda Islamic organisation, reports say. The North African country has already nabbed several members of the Islamic State group (IS) which have shortlisted the kingdom as one their main targets after Moroccan security force foiled and […]
Moroccan Security authorities Wednesday announced they thwarted terror plans after investigations, following the recent arrest of a terrorist, revealed that the man had planned to attack sensitive targets with a suicide belt. A statement from the interior ministry pointed out that a suspected Islamic State group (IS) sympathizer arrested on October 24 in the city […]
A Moroccan citizen living in Turkey has been sentenced to eight years in prison for attempting to join the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria, Moroccan Daily, Al Massae, reported. The man known as Mamoun El Battoui and aged 42 was arrested in February in the town of Bursa, North of the country, for belonging […]