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• Chechens Arrested for Suspected Terror Gesture at Strasbourg Cathedral
  1 December 2019, by Sylvanus

  Two Chechens, one of whom was housed by an asylum seeker reception facility, were arrested by the police for taking a selfie in front of the Strasbourg cathedral, their index finger pointed to the sky, reports the regional newspaper DNA.
  After their arrest, the two men were placed in police custody at the Strasbourg police station for apologizing for terrorism because of their "index fingers pointed to the sky", the same source specifies. Since it is a "posture evoking a sign of allegiance (…)

• Belgian Lawyers Push for Repatriation of ISIS Fighters’ Children from Syria
  6 February 2020, by Sylvanus

  Abderrahim Lhlali and Mohamed Ozdemir, both lawyers for ten children of Islamic State fighters, have found a strategy to force the Belgian state to repatriate their clients. They have taken the resolution to send a bailiff to the Ministries of Justice and Foreign Affairs.
  The taking of this resolution by the two lawyers is the logical consequence of an initial formal notice and the decision of the Brussels interim judge. On December 11, the Brussels Court of First Instance had asked the (…)

• ISIS Threat Resurfaces: Intelligence Warns of Potential Attacks in Europe, Asia, and Africa
  9 May 2020, by Sylvanus

  The terrorist organization Daesh is preparing attacks in the very near future. At least, this is what a study by the European Center for Terrorism Studies has revealed.
  According to the European Center for Terrorism Studies, Daesh leaders have issued instructions broadcast via satellite to armed extremist militias that can be mobilized on the ground; these were intercepted by the intelligence services of Western countries, reports Al Ahdath Al Maghribia.
  The study report indicates that (…)

• Paris Terror Trial: Key Suspect Abdeslam Declares Allegiance to ISIS
  8 September 2021, by Sylvanus

  The French trial on the November 13 attacks opened on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 before the special assize court in Paris for a duration of nine months. The French-Moroccan jihadist terrorist Salah Abdeslam declares that he has "abandoned everything to become a fighter of the Islamic State".
  At the opening of the hearing, President Jean-Louis Périès asked Salah Abdeslam to state his identity. "First of all, I want to say that there is no deity but Allah and Muhammad is his servant," (…)

• German TV Host Sparks Controversy with Comparison of Moroccan Soccer Celebrations to ISIS Gestures
  14 December 2022, by Sylvanus

  The celebrations by the Atlas Lions for their successes at the 2022 Qatar World Cup are not to the liking of the German media. They compare them to members of the Islamic State.
  In a report, a television presenter from the popular German channel Welt reproaches Moroccan players Zakaria Abouklal, Abdelhamid Sabiri and Ilias Chair for celebrating their victory over Portugal (1-0) by posing with a Moroccan flag and raising their index finger, a "salute" similar to that used by members of the (…)

• 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 (…)

• Belgian ISIS Fighter Captured in Turkey After Fleeing Syrian Prison Camp
  5 November 2019, by Sylvanus

  The Turkish offensive against the Kurds allowed a Belgian jihadist to escape from a prisoner camp in Syria. She will be arrested on November 1st in Turkey, in Kilis, on the border with Syria.
  Fatima Benmezian, 24, managed to escape from her Kurdish prisoner camp but was quickly arrested in Turkey, reports Het Laatste Nieuws.
  This Belgian Daesh fighter is originally from Borgerhout (Antwerp). She was being held prisoner in the Ain Issa camp, in northern Syria.
  As Turkey launched an (…)

• 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 (…)

• Belgium Revokes Citizenship of 8 Terror Convicts with Moroccan Ties
  31 July 2020, by Ginette

  Eight people, including Moroccans, convicted of terrorism, have been stripped of their Belgian nationality in their absence. The justice system accuses them of "having seriously failed in their obligations as Belgian citizens".
  These eight people who have had their Belgian nationality revoked have been sentenced to at least 5 years in prison for terrorism. Most would have joined the Islamic State and the ranks of Daesh in Iraq or Syria, where their fate is uncertain. They no longer have a (…)