Terrorism

Moroccan Taxi Driver Honored for Role in Capturing Strasbourg Terror Suspect

12 March 2021

Mostafa Salhane was awarded the national medal of recognition for victims of terrorism by presidential decree for having contributed to the arrest of the Algerian terrorist (…)

Spain: Majority of Jihadist Suspects Arrested in 2020 Were Moroccan Nationals

11 March 2021

62% of jihadists detained in Spain in 2020 are of "Moroccan nationality". This is what the Spanish government indicated in response to a question from deputies of the far-right (…)

Moroccan Security Chief Warns of Growing Terrorist Threat from Sahel Region

10 March 2021

Haboub Cherkaoui, director of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), states that "the Sahel represents a great danger, and a major security challenge for (…)

Belgium to Repatriate Dozens of Children from Syrian Detention Camps

8 March 2021

Belgium wants to repatriate between 30 and 50 children of jihadists present in the detention camps in northeastern Syria, in order to prevent "them from becoming the terrorists (…)

Morocco Faces Ongoing Terrorist Threat from Sahel Jihadist Groups, Security Chief Warns

5 March 2021

Haboub Cherkaoui, director of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) affirms that the terrorist threat continues to loom over Morocco due to the maneuvers of the (…)

Morocco Added to FATF ’Gray List’ for Anti-Money Laundering Oversight

5 March 2021

Following the update of the status of the member countries of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) specialized in the fight against money laundering and the financing of (…)

Morocco Refuses to Accept Notorious Jihadist Recruiter Malika El Aroud

2 March 2021

Morocco refuses to cooperate in the extradition of Malika El Aroud, who is nicknamed the "black widow" of jihadism. The announcement was made on Monday by Sammy Mahdi, the (…)

Belgian Court Strips Citizenship from Al-Qaeda Affiliate, Sentences Her to Prison

28 February 2021

Faiza H., widow of a founder of Sharia4Belgium, Feisal Yamoun, was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison by the Brussels Criminal Court. The defendant, who also lost her (…)

Interpol Targets Moroccan Human Trafficking and Extremist Network

26 February 2021

Several Moroccans involved in human trafficking and support for extremist groups are in the sights of the Interpol office in Rabat. Members of this criminal gang have been (…)

FATF Adds Morocco to Watchlist for Money Laundering Concerns

26 February 2021

Four countries, including Morocco, have been placed under surveillance by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). They are accused of failing in the fight against money (…)