Three French nationals, including one of Algerian origin, were arrested Monday (Feb. 11) in Salé, Rabat’s twin city, for their alleged involvement in the financing of terrorism and for links with fighters operating in Syria and Iraq. The defendants are suspected of involvement in fundraising for the benefit of extremist circles that finance terrorist operations, the statement said. Last Wednesday, elements of the National brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) arrested in Casablanca an Iraqi national also suspected of fund-raising for the benefit of jihadists operating in Syria and Iraq. A. M, was a company manager, who used intermediaries or messengers to smuggle large sums of foreign currency out of Morocco. Last month, US President announced the gradual withdrawal of American forces from Syria upon declaring the group defeated.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 12, 2019 15:33 UTC