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• Morocco Arrests 13 Suspected Terrorists, Seizes Weapons and ISIS-Related Materials
  23 January 2019, by Said

  The Ministry of the Interior announced this morning the arrest of 13 individuals, including two former detainees, accused of being part of a terrorist cell.
  The members of this cell were arrested by agents of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) in Mohammedia, Casablanca, Salé and El Kelaâ des Sraghna.
  During the searches, the police seized electronic devices, bladed weapons, balaclavas, books advocating extremist ideology, a manuscript of allegiance to the so-called (…)

• Morocco Dismantles ISIS-Linked Terror Cell in Safi, Arrests Five Suspects
  15 February 2019, by Said

  New anti-terrorist operation this morning in the Safi region where several people have been arrested for their alleged links with the terrorist group the Islamic State.
  In a statement, the Moroccan Ministry of the Interior reports the dismantling of a terrorist cell composed of five individuals, including a former detainee under the anti-terrorism law, who were active in the city of Safi.
  In addition to having considered terrorist attacks within the country, these individuals aged 21 to (…)

• Iraqi National Arrested in Morocco for Allegedly Financing ISIS Fighters
  9 February 2019, by Amine

  An Iraqi national was arrested by the security services on February 6th. Reason: operations to collect and transfer large sums of money out of Morocco. The latter was funding Moroccan fighters of Daesh in Syria and Iraq.
  Despite his use of very complex methods, the creation of fictitious companies, the opening of exchange offices, and, according to the MAP, "a complicated financial network with ramifications in several countries in Asia and the Middle East", the BNPJ (National Brigade of (…)

• Moroccan Security Forces Thwart Terror Plot, Arrest 4 in Taza Region
  10 April 2019, by Said

  A new operation carried out this Wednesday morning by the elements of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) made it possible to dismantle a terrorist cell active in the Taza region.
  Four people were arrested during this operation, including an individual, their apparent leader, who had already had to deal with justice in the past, indicates the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN) in a press release, according to which he had been convicted in 2015 under the (…)

• Moroccan Authorities Bust International Cyber Fraud Ring Targeting Bank Accounts
  18 April 2019, by Bladi.net

  Sixteen members of a cyber-embezzlement network were arrested by the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ). These gang members are accused of diverting large sums of money.
  According to a press release published by the BCIJ, it involves the embezzlement of astronomical sums perpetrated by this powerful group operating "from bank accounts domiciled in several international banking institutions".
  To carry out their operations, the accused collude with call center employees and (…)

• Morocco Arrests 3 Suspected ISIS Members, Seizes Weapons and Bomb-Making Materials
  8 January 2019, by Said

  Three individuals suspected of links with the terrorist group Daesh were arrested this morning in northern Morocco. They were planning terrorist operations in the Kingdom.
  During the searches carried out this morning by the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ), electronic devices, bladed weapons including swords, a machete, a hatchet and a spear, as well as two shotguns, ammunition, military uniforms, sketches of firearms and manuscripts praising the extremist ideology were (…)

• Morocco Denies Foreign Schools Were Targets of Foiled Terror Plot
  27 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  According to a security source cited by MAP, this is not the case. "The information relating to this case states that the terrorist acts that the members of the cell were not planning to target the places mentioned in this publication."
  Realizing the situation, the security services are working to identify those involved in this "slanderous and false" publication. Legal action will also be taken against them before they are brought to justice.
  In total, 7 individuals were arrested as (…)

• Moroccan Special Forces Dismantle ISIS-Linked Cell, Arrest 7 in Major Counter-Terror Operation
  28 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  The special forces of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) dismantled, on Friday, October 24, a terrorist cell linked to the Islamic State group, in Tamaris II, in the suburbs of Casablanca, in Ouezzane and in Chefchaouen.
  The second Moroccan channel, 2M, had the privilege of filming the entire dismantling operation, which led to the arrest of 7 terrorists.
  With a formidable arsenal of war, they were about to attack sensitive sites in the Kingdom, with the complicity of (…)

• Morocco Arrests Swiss-British Man with Suspected ISIS Links near Rabat
  10 January 2019, by Said

  Agents of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) arrested this Thursday morning a foreign national for his links with the terrorist organization Daesh.
  Cited by the site Ahdath.info, a source close to the case indicates that it is a man holding Swiss and English nationalities, arrested in Temara, near Rabat. He calls himself "Abdelkarim".
  The same source recalls that the police recently arrested a Swiss national for his links with the murderers of two Scandinavian nationals (…)

• Terror Cell in Morocco Plotted Attacks on Tourists, Religious Sites, and Royal Advisor
  14 January 2019, by Said

  The investigation conducted by the services of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) following the murder of two Scandinavian nationals in the Imlil region is beginning to reveal some secrets, and the details are chilling.
  The terrorist cell, which also includes an imam and a former soldier, planned to carry out a series of attacks against tourists, churches, Jewish mausoleums, as well as festivals and personalities, reports the magazine Jeune Afrique. Among these (…)