Spain
ISIS Supporter Arrested in Spain for Alleged Terrorist Recruitment
National police and Mossos d’Esquadra agents arrested in Vespella de Gaia (Tarragona) a 38-year-old Moroccan, radicalized and pro-ISIS, accused of jihadist indoctrination.
Topic
Islamic State - ISIS
Morocco
Morocco's Sahara Autonomy Plan Gains Support, Sparks Algerian Criticism at Anti-Terror Meeting
On the sidelines of the anti-Daesh ministerial meeting held in Marrakech attended by some sixty countries, Morocco received many supports for its autonomy plan in the Sahara. This has irritated Algeria, which denounces a "cacophony of declarations" and accuses it at the same time of having diverted this meeting from "its announced purpose".
Spain
Spanish Trial Begins for Moroccan Imam Accused of Radicalizing Youth
The trial of Mohamed C., a Moroccan imam from the Herrera mosque in San Sebastián, northern Spain, accused of jihadist indoctrination of young people and one of his minor sons, opened on Wednesday. The prosecution has requested a 9-year prison sentence against him for indoctrination, terrorism and terrorism financing.
Morocco
Global Coalition Against ISIS Expands as 79 Nations Meet in Morocco
At the joint invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, and the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken , the ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition against Daesh was a success at all levels, the Moroccan Foreign Minister stressed on Wednesday in Marrakech.
Morocco
Moroccan Authorities Arrest Daesh-Linked Engineer Suspected of Planning Terror Attack
Revelations have been made about the 37-year-old individual, a supporter of the Daesh organization, active in the city of Berkane , arrested on Friday, May 6, by the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) for his alleged involvement in the preparation of a terrorist project aimed at seriously undermining public order.
Morocco
FBI Aids Morocco in Arrest of Suspected ISIS Recruiter Planning Terror Attack
Elements of the Special Force of the Directorate General of the Territorial Surveillance Agency (DGST), in coordination and under the on-site supervision of the judicial police officers of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) , succeeded in arresting a 37-year-old individual, a supporter of the Daesh organization, active in the city of Berkane. He would be involved in the preparation of a terrorist project aimed at seriously undermining public order.
Spain
Spanish Foreign Minister to Attend Anti-ISIS Coalition Meeting in Morocco
The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, will travel to Morocco on May 11 to attend the ministerial meeting of the coalition against the Islamic State to be held in Marrakech.
Morocco
Blinken to Chair Global Anti-ISIS Coalition Meeting in Morocco
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Rabat, Morocco in May to chair the meeting of the Global Coalition against Daesh.
Spain
Spanish Court Upholds Expulsion of Moroccan Student Over Security Concerns
A 25-year-old Moroccan has just lost his appeal against the decision of his expulsion from Spanish territory for threat to national security, pronounced in 2018 by the Spanish authorities.
France
UN: France Violates Rights of Children Detained in Syrian Camps
By refusing for years to repatriate French children in danger in Syrian camps, France is violating their right to life and their right not to be subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child said on Thursday.
Morocco
Moroccan Families Plea for State Aid to Repatriate Detained ISIS Fighters
The families of Moroccans who disappeared overnight to later become jihadist fighters detained in the camps in Syria and Iraq continue to ask the state for help in repatriating them.
Spain
Spanish Police Dismantle Jihadist Financing Ring in Catalonia, Arrest Three
The police dismantled on Wednesday in Catalonia a criminal organization dedicated to the financing of jihadist terrorism in Libya. Three people, including a Moroccan, were arrested during the operation.