I hope King Mohammed is able to put this radicalization down. His country appears to have avoided the Arab Spring, and it would be a shame to see the radicals in Morocco start up throughout the country.
RADICALISM TAKES ROOT IN NORTHERN MOROCCO
AUGUST 9, 2014 MAGHAREBIA
By Magharebia
By Imrane Binoual
News about a Moroccan national who leads an Islamic State (ISIS) brigade in Syria is raising talk about Islamist jihadists in northern Morocco.
Mohamed Hamdouch, a 28-year-old jihadist who is also a member of the Islamic council of the organisation, appeared in a video cutting off the heads of five people.
Before fighting in Syria, he ran a clothing business in Fnideq and was recruiting jihadists from the area.
A fortnight ago, Moroccan security services also arrested a French jihadist in Tangier for seeking to recruit fighters and send them to organisations loyal to al-Qaeda.
Analysts say that northern Morocco has become a fertile breeding ground for radicalisation.
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Radicalism Takes Root In Northern Morocco | Eurasia Review
RADICALISM TAKES ROOT IN NORTHERN MOROCCO
AUGUST 9, 2014 MAGHAREBIA
By Magharebia
By Imrane Binoual
News about a Moroccan national who leads an Islamic State (ISIS) brigade in Syria is raising talk about Islamist jihadists in northern Morocco.
Mohamed Hamdouch, a 28-year-old jihadist who is also a member of the Islamic council of the organisation, appeared in a video cutting off the heads of five people.
Before fighting in Syria, he ran a clothing business in Fnideq and was recruiting jihadists from the area.
A fortnight ago, Moroccan security services also arrested a French jihadist in Tangier for seeking to recruit fighters and send them to organisations loyal to al-Qaeda.
Analysts say that northern Morocco has become a fertile breeding ground for radicalisation.
Continue reading at:
Radicalism Takes Root In Northern Morocco | Eurasia Review