The governments of Spain and Morocco dismantled a three-person terror cell that was affiliated with the Islamic State. The group seemed willing to commit attacks to fully join ISIS, but its members were detained by the Police of both countries, one in the south of the Maghreb nation and the other two in the Andalusian city of Almería.
According to information shared by the anti-terrorist body of the African country, the prisoners swore allegiance to the Islamic organization and, in addition, “showed their willingness to take part in terrorist operations in the absence of joining Daesh fiefdoms in the Sahel region.” Thus, the security forces of Morocco They managed to imprison one of the cell members who lived in Chtouka Ait Baha province, near the border with Eastern Sahara.
The Police of Morocco found in the home of the person who was arrested, various electronic equipment, a hood and some texts that apologize for the terrorist group. For this reason, the individual was arrested and is going through a legal process carried out by the Prosecutor’s Office in charge of terrorism cases. In relation to Spain, the statement shared by the news agency the african nation is that the authorities of their neighbors in the north will carry out different investigations on these individuals.
The “high level meeting”
Although they are neighboring countries, the deal is usually quite tense between Europeans and Arabs. Nevertheless, According to a statement shared by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain, 12 “high-level” meetings are being prepared to be held between the Iberian nation and Morocco during February 1 and 2.
It was even known that one of those present would be Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who will travel to discuss the interests and future cooperation between the governments of Madrid and Rabat for a better diplomatic relationship. Originally, these meetings were going to take place in December 2020, but due to various problems they will be held in February 2023.
