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Multiple ISIS Terror Suspects Arrested In Spain And Morocco

Ten suspected terrorists have been arrested in a series of raids in Spain and Morocco, all thought to have recruited jihadi fighters for the Islamic State (IS). One burka-clad woman, 18, who was paraded on a busy Gandia street, disseminated decapitation videos

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US Sends Guantanamo Inmate Back to Morocco

Washington (AFP) – The United States announced Thursday it has repatriated a Moroccan prisoner who spent 13 years at Guantanamo Bay, as part of a long-running effort to close the military prison in Cuba.

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Islamists Gain Ground in Morocco Elections

Morocco’s Islamist party – which is actually called that, their proper name being the “Islamist Party for Justice and Development” – did extremely well in this weekend’s elections, particularly in urban areas.

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Train Jihadi Laughs at Links to Terrorism, Claims He Found Weapons

Defeated railway jihadi Ayoub el-Khazzani has been claiming he wasn’t embarking on a murder spree at all, when he emerged from the bathroom of a high-speed train in France with an arsenal of weapons and 300 rounds of ammunition, only to be tackled and beaten senseless by heroic passengers.

Americans, British citizen awarded France's highest honor for foiling train attack

WSJ: Gary Cooper In Europe

From the Wall Street Journal Opinion section. We repost below: Americans saving the day in Europe is a familiar story, and on Friday evening it happened again on a train from Amsterdam to Paris. Three young American friends on vacation, two

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80 Injured in Mosque Stampede after Woman Sees Mouse

A stampede at a mosque in which 80 people were injured was caused when a woman spotted a mouse, officials say. The rush happened in Casablanca’s Hassan II mosque during Monday evening prayers when a mouse scurried over a woman’s

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France and Morocco Announce Counter-Terrorism Cooperation

Following a rocky year in their often-delicate relationship, France and Morocco have announced they will cooperate on counter-terrorist activities — especially in light of the ISIS threat, whose militants has been recruiting Muslims in both countries.