Combat towards Terrorism: Morocco on the entrance

Info, as soon as so troublesome to acquire, to the purpose that it was related to energy, is now so accessible that it involves us, by social networks. And, obsessed as we’re with our screens, we turn out to be so accustomed to this steady and above all non-hierarchical move of data that we’re insensitive to it.

The fault could also be within the algorithms which shamelessly hyperlink collectively a video of a cat dropping a glass of water and horrible pictures of the continued battle in Palestine. However, with out falling into the Orwellian, now we have a crucial accountability to take up what must be executed to its due extent, notably in relation to critical information which have an effect on our safety and which name for continued vigilance. .

So let’s get to the purpose. This week, the BCIJ introduced the dismantling of a terrorist cell in Tiznit and Sidi Slimane, made up of 4 people aged 22 to 44, whose affiliation with the extremist group Daesh is confirmed. Regulation enforcement seized paramilitary gear, together with a tactical vest, a helmet, a visor and a hood, extremist manuscripts and a set of digital media.

This cell was subsequently not in its infancy and the intentions of its members to take motion are past doubt. So after all, we should to start with congratulate ourselves on the operational excellence of our police forces and of the BCIJ particularly on this case, who by their discretion and their mastery handle to keep away from the worst for us. Nonetheless, what might fear everybody extra is that the final announcement that the BCIJ made after dismantling one other cell is current, it dates from Might 3…

Is it a coincidence that two cells had been dismantled in such a short while or is it an indication of a resurgence of the terrorist menace in Morocco? In a worldwide geopolitical context marked by energetic wars, worldwide terrorism, typically manipulated and financed by international locations with contradictory pursuits who depend on the destabilization of their adversaries, is experiencing a resurgence.

In Moscow not too long ago, in France and elsewhere in Europe, terrorist assaults at the moment are carried out by quasi-autonomous cells or remoted however strongly ideologically indoctrinated people. Morocco is subsequently not remoted on this struggle and clearly makes it a precedence given the bulletins made repeatedly.

The stigma of the assaults of Might 16, 2003 in Casablanca and the Argana assault in Marrakech on April 28, 2011 are in all of the minds of our compatriots, who, as is usually the case in relation to terrorism, are the harmless victims of those tragedies. Morocco is growing and has numerous initiatives underway to enhance the way forward for its folks.

This inevitably arouses a minimum of some jealousy and fuels the ire of our enemies. The vigilance and motion of our safety providers are commensurate with these challenges; every of us should concentrate on this and stand collectively in order that our nation is rarely touched once more in its flesh.

Zouhair Yata

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