Morocco’s counterterrorism agency, the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ), dismantled a terror cell made up of seven extremists loyal to IS group. The IS members were arrested in the cities of Tangier and Meknes, the Interior ministry said in a statement. Initial investigations reveal that the cell members were plotting to join a branch of IS group, the Ministry said, adding that they also were involved in spreading terrorist propaganda. Moroccan authorities continued their unabated crackdown on terrorists in 2017 with the busting of nine terror cells and the arrest of 189 extremists and 20 returning foreign fighters. The total number of terrorist cells dismantled in Morocco since the creation of the BCIJ in 2015 amounted to some 50 cells plotting to carry out attacks across the Kingdom.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 01, 2018 16:52 UTC