The setbacks suffered by IS in the Syrian and Iraqi fronts are pushing thousands of foreign fighters to return to their home-countries where they pose a serious risk to stability and security. Morocco is one of the countries with a significant number of foreign fighters in the Middle East whose return puts authorities on high alert. A report by the security and intelligence consultancy AICS estimates the number of foreign fighters who may return to Morocco at 900 individuals. This zero tolerance policy on returning terrorists has prevented many foreign fighters from coming back to Morocco. So far about 230 foreign fighters returned to the Kingdom most of them in jail.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 03, 2018 11:15 UTC