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Rabat - The Moroccan police and the General directorate of national territory surveillance, in close collaboration with the Spanish security services, disbanded a network, active in Nador and Melilia (northeastern Morocco), suspected of recruiting fighters for the Iraqi-Syrian jihadist group "Islamic State."
A release of the Moroccan interior ministry said the operation is part of anticipation efforts to face terrorist threats.
According to the source, eight members of the network who were arrested were in touch with members of "Attaouhid" and "Al Mouahidine," two other groups disbanded in May 2013 in Nador.
They also coordinated with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) group in northern Mali where the brother of the cell's chief was active since end 2012 before joining the "Islamic State" organization in Iraq and Syria.
The head of this cell is involved in several crimes, including robbery under the pretext of what is called "booty," while other members smuggled all kinds of goods and sold stolen cars in order to finance the travel of the cell members to Syria and Iraq, the release goes on.
The suspects will be referred to justice at the end of the investigation conducted under the supervision of the relevant prosecutor.
