Editor’s Note Morocco’s concern over a resurgence of Daesh activities came days after a gendarmerie officer was killed in Sousse, Tunisia, in a knife attack that Daesh claimed. Three kilos (6.5 poinds) of ammonium nitrate, the chemical behind the August 4 cataclysmic Beirut blast, was also netted. “Terrorist cells and terrorism are growing in the region but also organised crime networks, drug trafficking, weapons and human beings,” said the BCIJ chief. “All of this… makes the Sahel region, in my opinion, a time bomb.” Khiame said the dismantled cell had apparently had no direct contact with the jihadists of IS. IS-inspired “cells underground act like sleeper cells which in most cases have no relationship to each other”, he said.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 11, 2020 16:52 UTC