Morocco Suspends Military Service for 15,000 Conscripts Amid Health Crisis
9 May 2020
The Royal Armed Forces (FAR) have asked the 15,000 conscripts (men and women) to return to their homes due to the health crisis.
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Moroccan Authorities Apprehend Three Military Deserters from Royal Armed Forces Training Center
27 November 2019
Elements of the Royal Gendarmerie arrested, on Friday, November 22, three conscripts who had deserted the training center of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) in Kasbat Tadla.
Morocco Allocates $80 Million for Mandatory Military Service Program in 2020
21 November 2019
770 million dirhams will be spent in 2020 for military service, according to the Minister of Defense, who took the opportunity to lift the veil on the expenses related to this (…)
Moroccan Police Uncover Jihadist Recruitment Through Military and Money Transfer Services
10 November 2019
Military service and money transfer agencies serve as a gateway for aspiring jihadists. This is revealed by the investigations conducted by the National Brigade of Judicial (…)
Moroccan Military Court Sentences Four Conscripts to Prison for Insubordination
28 September 2019
The four conscripts who were arrested a few weeks ago for insubordination have each been sentenced to one year in prison by the Military Court of Rabat. Indeed, during military (…)
Moroccan Military Conscripts Arrested for Insubordination, Face Trial
11 September 2019
In training at the Guercif and El Hajeb centers, four military service conscripts were arrested for refusing to obey direct orders given to them. After being questioned by the (…)
Moroccan Conscript, 22, Dies at Military Camp in Meknes
31 August 2019
A death was recorded among the conscripts, on Friday, August 30, 2019, at the military camp in Meknes. It is a 22-year-old man from the city of Safi.
Morocco Welcomes First Wave of Female Conscripts in Military Service Push
24 August 2019
At the headquarters of the Southern Zone of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) in Agadir, the first contingent of conscripts for the 2019-2020 military service has arrived. In the (…)
Morocco Launches Mandatory Military Service for 2019-2020 Conscripts
20 August 2019
From Monday, August 19, 2019 until August 31, the 2019-2020 conscripts will be enrolled. The service itself is scheduled to start on September 1, according to a statement from (…)
Morocco Begins Conscription: 15,000 Youth to Enter Military Service After Eid al-Adha
26 July 2019
After Eid al-Adha, the first group of young people subject to military service is expected in the barracks. In the end, 15,000 will be selected out of 25,000, after the medical (…)