Morocco Arrests Suspected Radical Salafists in Anti-Terror Raid

A roundup allowed, on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, to arrest several people suspected of belonging to the radical Salafist movement, in the provinces of Sidi Kacem and Sidi Slimane, reports the newspaper Al Akhbar. These people were transferred to the premises of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), which is involved in the fight against terrorist cells.

The particular context of the provinces of Sidi Slimane and Sidi Kacem says a lot about this large-scale operation. In Sidi Slimane, many individuals have joined the ranks of the radical Salafist movement. Over the years, this movement has acquired the status of "Main registered movement". Moreover, the same source reported that there has recently been the registration of many young people who have joined the terrorist organizations operating in Syria and Iraq.

Furthermore, publicly defending the radical ideology, or even the recruitment of jihadists, on behalf of terrorist organizations, is the best maintained thing by some supporters of this movement.