Morocco looms large in latest issue of Algerian military magazine
Morocco features prominently in the November issue of the Algerian army’s magazine, El Djeich. Amid accusations of sabotage, drug trafficking and references to Western Sahara, the publication repeatedly mentions the Kingdom while warning of external threats.
The November 2026 issue 760 of El Djeich magazine opens with an editorial on Algeria’s security challenges. The publication denounces the “enemies of Algeria,” their media relays and saboteurs who it says are seeking to hinder the country’s development. It refers to hybrid warfare involving disinformation, propaganda, manipulation and drug trafficking.
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Further on, an article titled “Exposing the plots of treason and the inner workings of the conspiracy” revisits the forest fires that occurred in Algeria over the summer. According to the magazine, investigations by the security services reportedly uncovered a sabotage plan orchestrated by “parties hostile to Algeria abroad,” with local collaborators. Recruiting individuals for payment, blackmail and the use of social media were among the methods allegedly employed.
In another chapter on national security, Morocco is mentioned directly. The publication discusses the announced dismantling of criminal networks that included 61 Moroccan nationals. Algerian authorities accuse them of preparing acts that could undermine security and public order. The magazine links the case to subversive threats and attempts to destabilize the country.
Morocco directly targeted in several articles
The Moroccan border is also mentioned in a section on the army’s operational readiness. El Djeich says Algerian forces thwarted attempts in 2025 to smuggle 35 tonnes of processed kif across the borders with Morocco. The magazine links this trafficking to criminal networks that could help finance terrorism.
Western Sahara, meanwhile, takes up the final two pages devoted to regional political issues. The magazine reproduces statements made before the United Nations by the representative of the Polisario Front, who accuses the “Moroccan occupying power” of seeking to change the territory’s legal status. It also outlines the positions Algeria put forward before the General Assembly’s Fourth Committee.
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The publication also reproduces a statement issued by Algeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 31, 2026, denouncing a Security Council draft resolution as “excessively biased” in favor of the Kingdom of Morocco. Algiers criticizes the choice of Morocco’s autonomy plan under its claimed sovereignty as the basis for negotiations and reiterates its support for the self-determination of the Sahrawi people.
