Spanish and Moroccan security authorities Wednesday announced the arrest of four suspected Islamic State group militants in a joint security operation. Two of the suspects were arrested in Spain by the country’s security forces, the interior ministry announced. The two ISIS militants were very active in propaganda activities on social media, the interior ministry said in a statement. The two men nabbed in Morocco were active in the Northern cities of Tetouan and Fnideq, said the Moroccan Interior Ministry in a statement. According to the Moroccan interior ministry, the two militants had close contact with IS fighters operating in Syria and Iraq.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 13, 2016 13:52 UTC