Étiquette : Extremists

Turkey transfers 1400 Tunisian extremists into Libya, report

13/07/2020 – Over a thousand extremists from Tunisia were transferred into Libya by Turkey during the past few days, Saudi media reports. Continuer à lire … « Turkey transfers 1400 Tunisian extremists into Libya, report »

Morocco dismantles ISIS-affiliated cell

05/09/2019 – The Moroccan counter-terrorism office announced on Thursday the dismantling of a terrorist cell composed of five extremists affiliated with ISIS.

In a statement, the Moroccan Interior Ministry said that ages of the extremists vary between 27 and 41, adding that they were active in the cities of Berkane and Nador, northeast of the country.

Moroccan authorities are saying that the cell members were planning to join ISIS camps in the Sahel region, south of the desert, adding that they later “decided to execute terrorist operations targeting sensitive locations in Morocco.”

Al Arabiya

Sahel-Elite | Image: Security forces in Morocco. (AFP)

US/Africa – Pentagon Announces Force Optimization

2018/15/11 – The Department of Defense announced today the realignment of Counter-Violent Extremist Organization personnel operating in U.S. Africa Command to support priorities outlined in the National Defense Strategy. Over the next several years, the realignment projects a reduction of less than 10 percent of the 7,200 military forces serving in Africa Command. Continuer à lire … « US/Africa – Pentagon Announces Force Optimization »