France
French Muslim Leader: Charter on Islam Won't Curb Terrorism
Abdallah Zekri, general delegate of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM), believes that the charter of the principles of Islam in France will not stop terrorism.
Topic
Terrorism
France
France Closes 9 Mosques in Crackdown on Islamist Separatism
Nine mosques have been closed in France in recent weeks as part of the fight against separatism, the French Interior Minister, Gérard Darmanin, announced on Saturday. These places of worship have been closed to Muslim worshippers for "administrative" reasons and for "non-compliance with safety standards".
Morocco
Former Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Supporting ISIS in Syria and Iraq
Before the U.S. District Court in Minnesota, a former American terrorist of Moroccan origin pleaded guilty to the charge of providing and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State Daesh.
Morocco
Casablanca Attack Mastermind's Death Sentence Reduced to 25 Years in Prison
Said Mansour, the main instigator of the Casablanca attacks , avoids the death penalty. Sentenced to death in the first instance, the 61-year-old man saw his sentence commuted to 25 years in prison.
Belgium
Belgian Terror Suspects on Trial for Violent Home Robbery of Elderly Jeweler
When they appeared before the Nivelles Assize Court on Thursday, January 7, Akim S., a Moroccan resident in Brussels, and the Frenchman Salah G., both suspected of having committed, on April 28, 2017, a violent home-jacking in Braine-l’Alleud, rejected the accusations in block and requested acquittal. These two defendants were sentenced in Brussels to seven and eight years in prison in a case related to terrorism.
Morocco
Morocco's Imam Training Institute Leads Fight Against Extremism
The commitment of the Mohammed VI Institute for the training of imams and mourchidates was at the heart of the publication of Le Figaro this Friday, January 8. Jean-Marc Gonin, the newspaper’s special envoy, lists this as part of Morocco’s efforts in the fight against jihadism.
Belgium
Brussels Attacks: Wrongly Accused 'Man in the Hat' Suspect Cleared After 4-Year Legal Battle
Fayçal Cheffou, the accused wrongly identified as "the man with the hat", one of the terrorists of the March 22, 2016 attacks, has been granted a dismissal by the Brussels Chamber Council. He has thus been definitively cleared in this case.
Belgium
Moroccan Inmate Attacks Guard in Belgian Prison Amid Deportation Fears
A prison guard was attacked with scissors in the prison of Ghent on Tuesday by Hassan Hamdaoui, nicknamed "the terror of the Place Saint-Jean". The man of Moroccan origin would have committed this act of despair out of fear of being deprived of Belgian nationality like his young brother.
Belgium
Brussels Attacks Trial: Court to Decide Fate of Suspects in 2016 Terror Case
The Brussels Council Chamber heard all the parties concerned by the file of the attacks that caused dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries on December 7, 8 and 9. The decision of the Brussels Council Chamber will be rendered, in camera, this Tuesday at 2:00 p.m., at the Justitia, in the former NATO buildings in Haren.
Morocco
Former Mossad Chief Praises King Mohammed VI's Influence in Israel-Morocco Peace Deal
The former head of Mossad assesses the popularity of King Mohammed VI among world leaders. Ram Ben Barak discusses this in an opinion article published this week, following the recent signing of the normalization agreement between Israel and Morocco .
Morocco
Morocco's Anti-Terror Expertise Gains International Recognition, Expert Says
The constitutive elements of the uniqueness of the Moroccan security model in the fight against terrorism have been analyzed by the President of the Institute for Prospective and Security in Europe (IPSE). Former political advisor to the French Ministry of Defense and Veterans Affairs, security and defense specialist Emmanuel Dupuy, discusses the details in an interview with Atlasinfo .
Morocco
Morocco Reports 4% Recidivism Rate in Terrorism-Related Arrests, BCIJ Data Shows
4% of people arrested in Morocco for terrorism-related offenses are repeat offenders, according to statistics published by the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ).