Posted by MoroccoTomorrow | Jan 22, 2013 | Counter-Terrorism, Sahara, Sahel |
By: Said Temsamani On January 19 the Moroccan authorities said they had broken up a recruitment cell for Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. The aim of the cell was to enroll and recruit young Moroccans who have embraced jihadist...
Read MorePosted by MoroccoTomorrow | Jan 22, 2013 | Counter-Terrorism |
Le Monde.fr Dans un contexte marqué par l’intervention militaire française au Mali contre les groupes islamistes armés liés à Al-Qaida au Maghreb islamique (AQMI) et une prise d’otage par des groupes liés à Al-Qaida...
Read MorePosted by MoroccoTomorrow | Jan 22, 2013 | Arab Spring |
By ROBERT F. WORTH WASHINGTON — As the uprising closed in around him, the Libyan dictator Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi warned that if he fell, chaos and holy war would overtake North Africa. “Bin Laden’s people would come to...
Read MorePosted by MoroccoTomorrow | Jan 21, 2013 | Morocco News |
(AFP) An unexciting opening day of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations ended goalless as Angola and Morocco drew 0-0 in the first meeting between the countries at the tournament. With South Africa and Cape Verde producing a similar...
Read MorePosted by MoroccoTomorrow | Jan 21, 2013 | Sahara, Sahel |
by Ron Synovitz Experts say it is too early to judge whether a French-led offensive against Islamic militants in the west African country of Mali will be successful or will result in a long-lasting Afghan-style quagmire. But...
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