Spain
Spanish Police Arrest Moroccan Man Linked to ISIS, Plotting Attacks in Andalusia
A Moroccan national was arrested last weekend in Algeciras by the Spanish police for his alleged connection with the terrorist organization, Daesh.
Topic
Islamic State - ISIS
Morocco
Morocco Uncovers Terrorist Weapon Caches Linked to ISIS Cell
The day after the dismantling of a terrorist cell linked to Daesh, on September 5 in Berkane and Nador, the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), under the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), conducted in-depth investigations. They made it possible to locate two weapon cache sites in the Kingdom.
Morocco
Morocco Dismantles ISIS-Linked Terror Cell, Arrests 5 in Anti-Terror Raid
The Ministry of the Interior announced in a press release the dismantling of a terrorist cell linked to the Islamic State (IS) by the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) in the cities of Berkane and Nador. It is a cell composed of 5 people aged 27 to 41 years old, who were planning dangerous acts.
Morocco
Spanish Police Capture Interpol-Wanted Moroccan Terror Suspect Near Alicante
Wanted under an international arrest warrant issued by Interpol at the request of the German authorities, a 25-year-old Moroccan has just been apprehended by the Spanish national police in a locality near Alicante.
Morocco
Former Moroccan ISIS Fighter Recounts Harrowing Escape in Video Confession
After discovering the true face of Daesh, Mustafa Ghayat, a young Moroccan and former fighter of this terrorist organization, recounts, in a video, his escape with his wife and two other fighters. His biggest regret is having joined the ranks of the Islamic State.
Morocco
Morocco's King Condemns Terrorist Attack in Tunisia, Pledges Support
King Mohammed VI has just condemned, in a message to Tunisian President Béji Caïd Essebsi, the "ignoble terrorist attacks" that targeted the police forces in downtown Tunis.
Morocco
Moroccan Wives of ISIS Fighters Offered Repatriation from Syrian Camps
A team of five members, mobilized by the international coalition, has made contact with the Moroccan wives of Daesh jihadists, detained in the camps of the Syrian Democratic Forces, El Qasd.
Morocco
Moroccan Authorities Dismantle Suspected Terrorist Cell in Salé, Arrest Six
Very early this Tuesday, April 23, the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) apprehended a group of six individuals in Hay Laayayda, located in Salé . They are suspected of belonging to a terrorist cell.
Morocco
Morocco Secretly Aided US-Led Coalition Against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, Pentagon Agency Reveals
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.
Spain
Moroccan Suspects Face 8-Year Sentence for Alleged ISIS Recruitment in Spain
Two Moroccans who had been arrested in February 2017 for attempting to join the terrorist group Daesh in Syria were brought before the Madrid court on Monday.
Morocco
Italian-Moroccan Volunteer Shares Experience Fighting ISIS in Syria
Karim Franceshi, an Italian-Moroccan who fought Daesh in Syria, has just recounted some of the most important periods of his life, in an interview given to an Italian media. In 2016, he had already published a work "Il Combattente" (the fighter).
Morocco
ISIS Militants Who Threatened Morocco Killed in Syria Combat
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.