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• French Authorities Arrest 7 Terror Suspects in Brest Raid
  22 January 2020, by Sylvanus

  The Directorate General of Internal Security (DGSI) arrested, on Monday, January 20, seven individuals in Brest and in the Finistère department, as part of a judicial investigation for "criminal and terrorist conspiracy".
  The arrested persons, aged 28 to 38, are suspected of having prepared a project of violent action in France and a project of departure towards the Iraqi-Syrian zone, indicate judicial sources.
  Among them, there are men on the S file, who were under surveillance due 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 (…)

• Iraqi-Moroccan Singer Gifted $270,000 Aston Martin for Valentine’s Day
  17 February 2019, by Amine

  Iraqi-Moroccan artist and singer Meriem Hussein received last Thursday an expensive Valentine’s Day gift, a luxury car worth around 2 billion Moroccan cents (a little over 250,000 euros). She also stated that it is the car of her dreams.
  At the time of receiving the costly gift, an Aston Martin Vanquish, Meriem Hussein took the opportunity to film the scene and post it on Snapchat. She declares there that it is the car of her dreams. In a photo posted on social media, and more (…)

• ISIS Militants Who Threatened Morocco Killed in Syria Combat
  21 February 2019, by Amine

  Abdelkhalek Mahdali and Khalid Boumedienne, Moroccan terrorists affiliated with Daesh, famous for having threatened Morocco with major attacks in a video, were killed in combat last week in Syria.
  These deaths were reported by Ledesk, which states, speaking of the jihadists who now only await death in Syria: "This was already the case for Abdelkhalek Mahdali and Khalid Boumedienne, both originally from Fnideq, who were killed in combat last week in Syria. The two Moroccan jihadists are (…)

• French Mayor Faces Death Threats for Hosting Yazidi Refugee Families
  27 August 2019, by Sylvanus

  Jacques Tabarly, Mayor of Septfonds, has been the subject of death threats for offering hospitality to several families of Yazidi refugees, an Iraqi minority persecuted by the Islamic State (IS) group. The French justice system has opened an investigation.
  Septfonds is one of the municipalities that welcome Yazidi families upon their arrival in France. Indeed, on August 8, 31 Yazidi women and their children had landed in Toulouse as part of a reception program, which is in line with the (…)

• Morocco to Compensate Citizens Displaced by Gulf Wars, Officials Announce
  29 August 2019, by Sylvanus

  Moroccans displaced during the first and second Gulf wars and the invasion of Kuwait will finally receive their compensation. This decision comes from the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
  Things are becoming clearer for Moroccan victims of the Gulf wars. This is what should be remembered from the meeting held on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, between their representatives and the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International (…)

• Iraqi Music Icon Kadhem Saher to Perform at Son’s Lavish Moroccan Wedding
  31 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  The Iraqi artist, Khadem Saher, is celebrating the marriage of his son Omar, the youngest of the Saher siblings, who is marrying a young Moroccan woman, Nora, this Saturday evening. On this occasion, the maestro of Arab music plans to perform a song dedicated to the two newlyweds.
  The wedding of the century! This is at least what the guests at this wedding ceremony, scheduled for the evening of Saturday, August 31, 2019, at the Sofitel, should expect, given the latest touches made to this (…)

• Moroccan Brothers Arrested for Allegedly Funding Fighters in Syria and Iraq
  22 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  The National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ, in coordination with the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) (DGST), proceeded, on September 18 in Meknes, to the arrest of two brothers. They would be involved in the illegal transfer of funds to Moroccan fighters on the Syro-Iraqi scene.
  The continuous efforts made by the security services in monitoring suspicious funds and drying up the sources of terrorist financing are bearing fruit.
  Proof of this, an (…)

• Morocco Secretly Aided US-Led Coalition Against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, Pentagon Agency Reveals
  26 March 2019, by Amine

  It’s official but indirectly said: Morocco would have been involved in the fights against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (under the US Department of Defense) has let the information slip into one of its notes.
  While the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency was trying to explain why (in addition to the $4 billion on the table) it was allowing the sale of heavy weapons to Morocco (F-16s and missiles, among others), it confirmed that Morocco (…)

• French ISIS Fighters Face Alleged Torture in Iraqi Prison, Families Warn
  28 January 2020, by Bladi.net

  The families of French jihadists, sentenced to death in Iraq, have denounced "torture, abuse, and physical and psychological mistreatment in the Al Rosafa prison in Baghdad".
  Through correspondence, the prisoners have informed their families of the "torture", "humiliation" and "incessant threats" from certain guards. These militiamen, who are responsible for their security, have also informed them of the imminence of their execution in this prison, or after a transfer to the Nasiriyah (…)