France
French Judge Urges Repatriation of Jihadists, Citing Security Risks
In a plea, investigating judge David De Pas, Coordinator of the Anti-Terrorism Unit of the Paris Court, calls for the repatriation of French jihadists.
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Syria
Belgium
Belgium Struggles to Repatriate ISIS Children Without Mothers, Justice Minister Says
Koen Geens, Belgian Minister of Justice, faced the deputies on Thursday, October 17. He made it clear to them that it is impossible for the Government to separate the children of jihadists from their mothers, during their repatriation.
Belgium
Belgian Jihadists Escape Syrian Prison: Identities Revealed, Terror Threat Concerns Rise
We know a little more about the identity of these two jihadists : Yassine Cheikhi and Mohamed Botachbaqut. Imprisoned in northeastern Syria, they were able to escape, as confirmed by Paul Van Tigchelt, Director of the Coordination and Analysis Body for the Threat (OCAM), before the Foreign Relations Committee of the Chamber.
Spain
Spanish Court Tries Moroccan Man for Allegedly Funding ISIS Travel to Syria
A Moroccan national was brought before the Spanish courts on Monday, September 30, for having financed the travel of two people, including his ex-wife, to join the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The court identified the man only as "F.L."
Belgium
Belgian ISIS Fighter Who Threatened Nation's Destruction Captured in Syria
Currently in prison in Syria, Abdellah Nouamane is a well-known Antwerp jihadist in Belgium. His main goal was to destroy this country.
Morocco
Moroccan Brothers Arrested for Allegedly Funding Fighters in Syria and Iraq
The National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ, in coordination with the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) (DGST), proceeded, on September 18 in Meknes, to the arrest of two brothers. They would be involved in the illegal transfer of funds to Moroccan fighters on the Syro-Iraqi scene.
Morocco
Mother Sentenced to 8 Years for Taking Children to ISIS-Controlled Syria
A mother was sentenced to eight years in prison for having stayed for nine months in Syria with her three children, in 2017. This sentence, accompanied by a two-thirds security period, is higher than the prosecution’s requisitions, which had requested six years in prison against the Italian-Moroccan mother, Rajae Moujahid, tried for criminal conspiracy with a terrorist aim and abduction of children.
France
French Woman Faces Trial After 15 Years in Syria Following Childhood Abduction
Between kidnapping, terrorism and incarceration, the life of Rehane B.*, a minor who became a young woman, takes a turn forever. An unprecedented case that the French justice system is striving to resolve.
Spain
Syrian Refugee Women Caught Smuggling $40,000 at Morocco-Spain Border
Customs elements intercepted, on Monday, June 17, 2019, two Syrian women, at the border with Melilla. They had a large sum of money in foreign currency in their possession. They wanted to smuggle it into Nador.
Morocco
Moroccan Wives of ISIS Fighters Offered Repatriation from Syrian Camps
A team of five members, mobilized by the international coalition, has made contact with the Moroccan wives of Daesh jihadists, detained in the camps of the Syrian Democratic Forces, El Qasd.
Morocco
Moroccan Grandmother Stranded in Syria After Failed Rescue of ISIS Grandchildren
Originally from Fez, a 63-year-old grandmother found herself stuck in Syria, after going to rescue her five grandchildren.
Morocco
Morocco Secretly Aided US-Led Coalition Against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, Pentagon Agency Reveals
It’s official but indirectly said: Morocco would have been involved in the fights against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (under the US Department of Defense) has let the information slip into one of its notes.