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• Belgian Jihadist Challenges Citizenship Revocation in Brussels Court
  14 February 2021, by Sylvanus

  The Belgo-Moroccan jihadist Gelel Attar has displayed, through his lawyer, his opposition to the deprivation of his Belgian nationality before the Brussels criminal court. This deprivation had been pronounced last July after his conviction in the "Zerkani" case for acts of terrorism, his alleged involvement in the November 13, 2015 attacks in Paris.
  The Belgo-Moroccan Gelel Attar alias "Abou Ibrahim" had befriended Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the alleged mastermind of the attacks carried out on (…)

• Prosecutors Seek Long Sentences for Alleged ISIS Plotters in Foiled Paris Attack
  17 February 2021, by Sylvanus

  Sentences of 20 to 30 years have been requested against three alleged jihadists, including a Moroccan, all on trial since February 1 for a planned terrorist attack in Paris. Planned in December 2016, this terrorist act had been thwarted thanks to a cyberinfiltration operation by the Directorate General of Internal Security (DGSI) within the Islamic State.
  The public prosecutors of the PNAT have respectively requested 20 and 22 years of criminal imprisonment against two Strasbourg (…)

• Morocco Dismantles Over 200 Terrorist Cells in Two Decades, Bolsters Anti-Terror Efforts
  19 February 2021, by Jérôme

  Since 2003, Morocco has been truly engaged in the fight against terrorism, based on a proactive policy, supported in parallel by legislation that has led to the disorganization and arrest of several terrorist cells, said the BCIJ leader. Several development and overhaul procedures for religious oversight have been put in place to prevent any malicious acts.
  The Supreme Council of Moroccan Ulema plays a major role in this fight. Similarly, the creation of the Mohammed VI Institute for the (…)

• Brussels Attackers Committed ’Test Murder’ Before 2016 Bombings, Reveals Co-Conspirator
  16 March 2021, by Sylvanus

  One of the terrorists who participated in the March 22, 2016 attacks planned together with Ibrahim and Khalid El Bakraoui made revelations about the late brothers. In 2014, they had committed the murder of a retiree in Jette.
  Aided by his brother Khalid, Ibrahim El Bakraoui had committed a murder at the end of 2014. The victim was a retiree from Jette. It was a "test murder" for the late brothers, reports the daily De Morgen.
  The terrorist Osama Krayem, one of the survivors of the March (…)

• Moroccan Man Sentenced for Violent Response to "Terrorist" Slur After Wrongful Arrest
  20 March 2021, by Sylvanus

  The Albi court sentenced in absentia on Thursday, March 18, a 33-year-old Albigeois of Moroccan origin to 18 months in prison for violence and threats with a weapon. The victim, one of his fellow citizens, had called him a "dirty terrorist" after he had been implicated in the Barcelona attacks, indicted, incarcerated and then released under judicial supervision.
  Samir’s* life was turned upside down on February 20, 2018. That day, the Directorate General of Internal Security (DGSI) had (…)

• Morocco Urges Global Coalition to Boost African States’ Capacity Against ISIS Threat
  1 April 2021, by Jérôme

  The "Islamic State" group is increasingly becoming a major threat to African states. During the ministerial meeting of the International Coalition against Daesh, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita called for strengthening the capacities of states and sub-regional organizations.
  Faced with its loss of control over its strongholds in the Middle East, Daesh is considering falling back on Africa. Thus, "the response to the emerging threats of Daesh must make the support of African states and (…)

• Morocco Aids France in Foiling Easter Church Attack Plot, Teen Suspect Charged
  10 April 2021, by Sylvanus

  Morocco helped France thwart an attack last Sunday in Béziers. The young woman of Moroccan origin who was arrested and was about to attack a church is facing French justice.
  In a press release, the French anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office (PNAT) announced that L.B., the 18-year-old Moroccan woman, will be indicted after being brought before the anti-terrorist justice. After four days of being held in custody, she was presented to an investigating judge in charge of continuing the (…)

• Teen Suspect in Thwarted French Church Attack Had ’Fascination with Violent Death’
  19 April 2021, by Sylvanus

  We know a little more about Leila B., the 18-year-old Moroccan suspected of wanting to commit an attack against a church in Béziers. In her diary, she expresses her "fascination for violent death," Nazism or even the beheadings of the Islamic State.
  The investigation into the thwarted attack in Béziers thanks to Moroccan intelligence is progressing. During a search of Leila B.’s home, the young woman arrested in the night of April 3 to 4, indicted on April 8 for "criminal terrorist (…)

• Nice Artist Transforms Beach Pebbles into Voice for Diversity After Terror Attack
  22 April 2021, by Sylvanus

  Hicham Chikhi, a Moroccan living in Nice, is working to highlight pebbles through art. The "Draw a Mouth" project of this man who "narrowly escaped" the July 14 attack aims to free speech.
  A participatory artistic project to free speech. This is the whole meaning of "Draw a Mouth". Hicham Chikhi recounts how the idea came to him. "When we went back to the beach (at the level of the Boulevard Gambetta) with my children, we were looking at the pebbles while talking. I explained to my son (…)

• Guantánamo Detainee Abu Zubaydah Files UN Complaint Against US and Morocco for Arbitrary Detention
  30 April 2021, by Sylvanus

  Abu Zubaydah, one of the Guantánamo detainees, has decided to file a complaint with a UN agency against Morocco, the United States and five other countries for arbitrary detention and is also demanding his outright release. His incarceration took place after the September 11 attacks. This announcement was made by his lawyer, Helen Duffy.
  The complaint, which targets the United States and six other countries, will be filed (this) Friday with the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, an (…)