The U.S. State Department has praised Morocco’s comprehensive counterterrorism strategy, which includes vigilant security measures, regional and international cooperation, and counter radicalization policies. In its latest annual report released Nov.30 on terrorism in the world, the State department said the United States and Morocco have a long history of strong counterterrorism (CT) cooperation, hailing the Kingdom’s CT which continued in 2022 to mitigate the risk of terrorism. The State Department report also cites Morocco’s engagement in countering the Financing of Terrorism. Morocco is a member of the Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force. Morocco’s imam training center in Rabat trains imams mostly from West Africa, said the State Department report.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 02, 2023 04:45 UTC