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Al Nusrah Front
Moroccan terror suspect arrested in Ceuta
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Morocco
Longtime Moroccan jihadist Brahim Benchekroune, who is now in Syria, has launched Sham al-Islam, an al Qaeda-inspired group that recruits Moroccans to fight in Syria, with the ultimate goal of sending them back to Morocco to establish a jihadist organization there. Over 30 percent of the terrorists released from Moroccan prisons have joined al Qaeda-affiliated jihadists in Syria. The Interior Ministry said some 85 Moroccans have been arrested in recent months for ties to networks that recruit jihadists for Syria and Mali.
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
American Tells of Odyssey as Prisoner of Syrian Rebels
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Morocco takes down al-Qaeda cell
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Morocco
Authorities announced the breakup of a terrorist cell with ties to leaders in al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. Four suspects, who were active in Fes, Meknes, Taounate, and Tiznit, were arrested. The cell’s leader was accused of planning a terrorist attack and inciting sabotage. A crowd of 10,000 Islamists marched in Rabat in support of Egypt’s Islamists and Mohammed Morsi.
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Mali
Extremists exploit Sahel unrest
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Morocco
The Salafist tide: is Morocco next?
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Salafists
Maghreb women fear regression of rights
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Morocco
The battle for Morocco’s Koran
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Ennahda
Moroccan Salafist slams Tunisia’s Ennahda
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Morocco
Members of two terror cells arrested on May 9 said they tried to set up a jihadist camp near Nador for launching attacks on Morocco. The “Attawhid” and “al-Mouahidoun” cells had ties to other extremist groups in Mali, Belgium, and Spain, including the coastal enclave of Melilla. The cells also planned schools, and recruited fighters for jihad against Morocco. Over the past 10 years, Moroccan security services have dismantled some 130 terrorist cells, and prevented 266 attacks on “security facilities, tourism sites, foreign diplomatic missions, synagogues and churches.” Between 2005 and 2008, security services dismantled some 15 terrorist cells in…
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Al Qaeda
Global impact to Sahel terror
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Morocco
A prominent Salafist preacher issued a takfir fatwa against Moroccan human rights activist Ahmed Assid for suggesting that religious school textbooks could lead youth to violence, and called for Assid to be ‘silenced.’ Morocco’s Research and Jurisprudence Studies Society also criticized Assid for the ‘provocation.’ The Moroccan Coalition of Human Rights Groups urged the government to intervene against the issuance of takfir fatwas, which are subject to Morocco’s laws.
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Morocco
Prime Minister Benkirane, an Islamist, said criticism of the Prophet Mohammed is unacceptable. The UN’s envoy to the Sahara said that Morocco and the Polisario Front are deadlocked, and that the terrorist threat in the region had not moved the parties to reach a solution.
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Morocco
Morocco canceled its annual military exercises with the US that were scheduled to start today. The government is upset with the US for supporting a UN initiative to begin human rights monitoring in the disputed Western Sahara territory.
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German IMU fighter killed in drone strike last fall
Wanted Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan spokesman Yassin Chouka announced the death of Ahmed, who was described as “the King of Setterich.” Ahmed was killed in the Oct. 10, 2012 strike in Mir Ali, North Waziristan.
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Morocco
Morocco at a crossroad
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Morocco
Some 30,000 protesters in Rabat on yesterday called for the downfall of the government of Islamist prime minister Abdel Ilah bin Kiran. The protest was organized by two of the largest labor unions and focused on unemployment, the economy, and human rights.
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Salafists
Al-Qaeda eyes Tunisia front
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Al Nusrah Front
Maghreb youth answer al-Qaeda call
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Morocco
Local sources said Ansar Dine leader Iyad Ag Ghaly, along with the group’s spokesman and four senior operatives, has taken refuge in Morocco until the Malian military intervention is over. Ghaly reportedly sought asylum in Mauritania in late January.
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Morocco
The Justice Committee in the Chamber of Representatives adopted a draft law that makes financing of terrorism a criminal offense. The law will apply to acts of terrorism outside as well as within Morocco and to plans that are not executed as well as those that are.
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Morocco
Youth apathy fuels Morocco extremism
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Morocco
Morocco’s ruling Islamists target risky reforms
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Mali
Global experts tackle Sahel security
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Egypt
Washington casts wary eye at Muslim Brotherhood
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France
Mali Army, Riding US Hopes, Is Proving No Match for Militants
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Morocco
Authorities broke up an al Qaeda recruitment cell with members in Fnideq, Tangier, Al Hoceima, and Meknes. The cell had recruited over 40 Moroccans for jihad with al Qaeda-linked groups; recruits were given military and suicide bomber training. It is the fifth jihadist group dismantled in Morocco over the past several months.
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Africa
Terror Threat Prompts US Rethink on Africa
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Algeria
Terror risk persists in North Africa, survey shows
