Some 300 Moroccan Terrorists Involved with Extremist Organizations Killed in Last Two Years- Minister

RABAT- Approximately 300 Moroccans involved with extremist movements have been killed in the last two years particularly in Syria and Iraq, AFP reported the Moroccan Interior Minister Mohamed Hassad as saying.

Speaking to reporters, Hassad said: “Today, there are 1,350 Moroccan terrorists and since the first departures in 2013, the number of deaths is around 300.”

He added: “This number is too high. It means that around one fourth of the people who left the country were killed in one and a half years… Those who travel there, they travel to die.”

Hassad explained that more than 30 terrorist networks were dismantled since 2013. A large number of them were recruiting young people in terrorist organizations. Twelve networks were dissolved in the last 12 months, he said.

The minister described the danger of an attack on Moroccan soil as “real” and reiterated that the country “is doing everything to undermine this danger.” He stressed that “Morocco is a potential target of ISIS”.

Midlle East Monitor

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