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The United Nations warned Maghreb and Sahel countries of the relocation of Islamic State fighters fleeing defeats in Iraq, Syria and Libya. “There are great risks that these jihadists join sleeping cells of al Qaida, and settle in the Maghreb and in the Sahel,” the UN said in a report. Moroccan Arabic media Akhbar Al […]
The Spanish interior ministry Tuesday announced it pinned down two Moroccans belonging to a terrorist recruiting cell affiliated to the Islamic State group (IS). The two men, aged 25 and 27, were nabbed at Badalona, North-East of Barcelona. According to the ministry, they use internet to recruit and indoctrinate would-be terrorists for IS. These internet-recruited […]
Three additional terrorist suspects reportedly connected to the seven-member Islamic State group cell dismantled in El Jadida, Salé and other localities late January have been nabbed. The interior ministry Monday announced the arrest of the three men following investigations in the busted cell. The suspects were pinned down at Martil and Boulaâouane close to the […]
After annexing Crimea and securing a foothold on the Syrian coast, Putin’s Russia steadily moves to materialize a new Mediterranean policy boosting its naval presence through strong alliances with north African countries says an analysis published on the French magazine, Liberté Politique. The analysis, signed by historian Bernard Lugan, highlights the central place Morocco occupies […]
The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Wednesday announced it would impose entry visa to citizens of neighboring countries, including Tunisia, in a move to curb terrorism. Chadian, Nigerien, Egyptian, Algerian and Tunisian citizens will need a visa to enter the country. The measure is meant to fight entry of terrorists on the Libyan soil, […]
A Tunisian man locked up for minor offenses, has been convicted for pushing fellow inmates to travel to Syria for jihad. The man aged 34 and married to an Italian converted Muslim woman has been convincing other inmates to travel to Syria once they finish observing their prison terms, local media quoted Augusto Zaccariello, a […]
A Moroccan man affiliated to the Islamic State group (IS) plotting a shoe bombing attack has been arrested by the Moroccan countre-terrorist forces after failing to join the terrorist organization in Irak, and Syria, reports say. Counter-terrorism forces of National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) netted the IS sympathizer at Oued Laou, near the […]
The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has alerted Moroccan authorities of possibilities of terrorist attacks like the truck attack in Berlin and rampage shooting in Istanbul in the kingdom. The CIA pointed out that some fighters of the Islamic State group (IS) who fled lately the terrorist group’s strongholds in Iraq and Syria are heading […]
Two Moroccans were identified among the 39 people killed in the terror attack in Istanbul during New Year’s Eve celebrations. Their bodies will be repatriated at the expense of King Mohammed VI. Four other Moroccans were injured in this barbaric attack and admitted to the hospital, according to the Moroccan foreign affairs ministry. Wielding a […]
Algerian internal security forces have been able to bust 30 terror and recruiting cells over the first ten months of 2016, reports say. The work has been possible thanks to daily and permanent surveillance of websites used by terrorist groups to lure Algerians, local media echoroukonline.com reports. According to Echorouk, security forces have been able […]