(Reuters) A criminal network that smuggled 1,700 illegal immigrants from Spain to France was dismantled by French and Spanish police this month with support from Europol, the EU law enforcement agency said on Friday, and 19 people were arrested. Migrants mostly from […]
(North Africa Post) Spanish authorities have arrested a suspected supporter of the terrorist group ISIS in Córdoba, southern Spain, in a counterterrorism operation carried out in coordination with Morocco’s General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST). The suspect was identified through close intelligence-sharing […]
(European Conservative) The historic Catalan town of Salt has suffered two consecutive nights of riots following the arrest of a sub-Saharan imam. He had been evicted from a house he had illegally occupied for five years without paying rent. In response, immigrant […]
(E-Notícies) The National Police and the Mossos d’Esquadra dismantled a Pakistani terrorist cell installed in Barcelona last week. They arrested ten people who, according to the investigations, planned to behead activists and public figures critical of Islam. They also wanted to spread […]
(E-Notícies) The Mossos d’Esquadra, in collaboration with the National Police and the Italian police, have managed to dismantle a terrorist organization linked to jihadist doctrine. This operation resulted in the arrest of eleven individuals, with most of the arrests made in Barcelona […]
(European Conservative) Seven fitness influencers were arrested in Spain on January 20th, suspected of jihadist indoctrination. The arrests, the result of a months-long investigation, took place in several Spanish cities, although the operations are not all connected. At least one of those […]
(EDATV) 30% of jihadists in Spain are in Catalonia, raising concerns among authorities. In 2024, 13 of the 49 anti-jihadist operations in the country were carried out in this region. This represents 25% of the total interventions conducted. The information comes from […]
(Olive Press) A Moroccan hairdresser based in the Barcelona area has been deported from Spain for indoctrinating and recruiting fighters for the Islamic State terror group at his salon. The jihadist lived in Mataro and was expelled by the National Court and […]
(Yabiladi) Moroccan influencer Nordin Workout has been arrested in Leganés, near Madrid. The operation was a collaborative effort between Spain’s Guardia Civil and Morocco’s Direction Générale de la Surveillance du Territoire (DGST). Nordin, who boasts a following of over 100,000 on social […]
(Atalayar) The Spanish Civil Guard, together with the Moroccan Directorate General for Territorial Surveillance (DGST), has dismantled a jihadist cell responsible for indoctrination via the internet, according to Rue20. In total, seven people have been arrested in three simultaneous operations in Toledo, […]
(Belga) A suspect involved in the terrorist attack in Brussels on 16 October 2023, in which two Swedish football fans were killed, has been arrested at Malaga airport. The man is believed to have supplied the weapon used by the attacker. On […]
(AP) More than 550 migrants have arrived in Spain’s Canary Islands in boats over the past two days, Spain’s maritime rescue service said Thursday. At least one body was found in one of the boats. The Spanish archipelago off northwest Africa is […]
(Euro Weekly) 81 people in Spain were detained for jihadism-related crimes in 2024, making this the highest number of jihad terrorism arrests for the second consecutive year, since 2004. The arrests of the four Moroccan-born teenagers from Elche just before Christmas who […]
(AFP) A record 46,843 migrants reached Spain’s Canary Islands illegally in 2024 via the increasingly deadly Atlantic route, the second consecutive year of unprecedented arrival numbers, official data showed on Thursday. The landmark came as the European country received 63,970 irregular migrants […]
(Olive Press) Four alleged jihadist teenagers have been arrested on the Costa Blanca over fears they were planning to launch an attack over Christmas. The four Moroccan minors, aged between 14 and 17, were cuffed by the Policia Nacional in Elche on […]
(AFP) Spanish police said on Sunday they had arrested seven people smugglers accused of murdering four migrant[s] during a sea crossing in November from the African mainland to the Canary Islands. The seven were detained at an emergency accommodation centre on the […]
(AP) More than 10,000 migrants died while trying to reach Spain by sea this year, a report released by a Spanish migration rights group said on Thursday. On average, that means 30 migrants died every day this year attempting to reach the […]
(Morocco World News) Spanish authorities have publicly commended Morocco’s General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST) for its instrumental role in dismantling an ISIS-linked terror cell on November 22. The cell, composed of nine members operating in Morocco and Spain, posed what officials […]
(Yabiladi) In a joint and coordinated security operation, Moroccan and Spanish authorities successfully dismantled a Daesh-affiliated terrorist cell operating in the Sahel region. The operation, conducted on Friday by Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), affiliated with the General Directorate of […]
(AFP) Thousands took part in rallies in the Canary Islands’ main cities on Sunday against irregular migration that has seen a huge increase in boats washing up on its shores. Located off the coast of northwest Africa, the Canary Islands are a […]
(Assahifa) The Spanish police, based on Moroccan intelligence, arrested two individuals in the city of Melilla on Tuesday, suspected of belonging to the terrorist organization “ISIS,” through the recruitment and training of jihadists to carry out attacks. According to Spanish media reports, […]
(Morocco World News) The Spanish National Police, in collaboration with Morocco’s Directorate General for Territorial Surveillance (DGST), arrested two individuals in northern Spain suspected of being linked to the terrorist organization Daesh. The arrests took place on Friday in the towns of […]
(Yabiladi) The Spanish Interior Ministry confirmed the expulsion of Moroccan Said Ben Iazza, one of the three jihadists convicted in the August 17, 2017, Barcelona and Cambrils attacks, according to Spanish media. The expulsion took place in April. Initially, Ben Iazza was […]
(Reuters) Moroccan authorities on Sunday prevented dozens of migrants from storming a border fence to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, after calls on social media for a mass migration attempt. Spain’s two enclaves on Morocco’s Mediterranean coast, Ceuta and Melilla, share […]
(AFP) A steep rise in the number of arrivals of migrants in Spain’s Canary Islands from Africa has fuelled a fierce debate in the country over how to tackle illegal immigration. The issue was thrust into the spotlight during a three-day visit […]
(AP) Thousands of migrants have attempted to cross the border from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in the last few days, including hundreds of youth who tried to swim their way around controls, Spanish authorities said Monday. Videos broadcast on […]
(Reuters) Spanish authorities fear that as many as 150,000 more migrants from Africa may be set to make the perilous crossing this year to the Canary Islands, already grappling with over 20,000 illegal arrivals so far, the regional leader said on Friday. […]
(Sur in English) Some 640 migrants arrived in Spain by boat last weekend with one of the vessels catching fire after it ran aground on one of the Balearic Islands. The Canary Islands, as has been the norm since the start of […]
(AFP) The number of migrants reaching the Canary Islands more than doubled in the first 7.5 months of 2024 as Spain’s prime minister announced plans to visit west Africa next week. Figures show that 22,304 migrants reached the Atlantic archipelago in the […]
(Olive Press) Spanish authorities have deported a Chechen national who was suspected of being the head of a jihadist cell planning attacks in Spain. German Bagaev was arrested in January in a Barcelona prison while already serving time for shooting two people […]
(GB News) A suspected Isis terror plot at the Euro 2024 final was scuppered thanks to a series of police raids in Germany mere hours before kick-off, it has emerged. Authorities descended on a set of addresses just outside Berlin after fears […]
(AP) Three people were arrested in Spain and one more in Germany on suspicion of belonging to a network that supplied the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah with parts to build kamikaze drones that would have been used in attacks in northern Israel, […]
(Yabiladi) Spanish courts have denied citizenship to a Moroccan national, upholding a 2022 decision by the Interior Ministry. A Spanish police investigation accused the Moroccan of “Islamist proselytizing” among unaccompanied minors in a reception center, according to El Confidencial Digital. The accused […]
(NL Times) Authorities in the Netherlands will extradite 27-year-old Chahinez K., who is suspected of involvement in an attempt to assassinate Spanish politician Alejo Vidal-Quadras. The Den Bosch woman was the first of three people arrested in the Netherlands in connection with […]
(Morocco World News) Morocco’s security services and the Spanish Civil Guard announced on Friday arresting a group of eight terror suspects in a joint operation. The joint operation between the Spanish Civil Guard Intelligence Service and Morocco’s General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance […]
(NL Times) The 38-year-old Tunisian man arrested in the Netherlands on suspicion of shooting Spanish politician Alejo Vidal-Quadras was also preparing to assassinate an Iranian activist and journalist, the Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) said on Wednesday. The Iranian individual was not […]
(NL Times) Police in the Netherlands arrested a 38-year-old Tunisian man in connection with the attempted assassination of Spanish populist politician Alejo Vidal-Quadras. The suspect was captured in Haarlem on June 6, according to the Noord-Holland district of the Public Prosecution Service […]
(Marca) “El Confidencial” reports that the Guardia Civil’s Information Service has dismantled the self-styled I’lam Foundation, one of the largest propaganda centers linked to the Islamic State/Daesh. Jose Maria Olmo publishes that “the dismantled network ordered its followers to attack the bus […]
(NL Times) Two major international operations to break up the propaganda and communications channels of terrorist organizations were carried out this week, leading authorities in 13 countries to take action against servers, web hosting services and websites, Europol announced on Friday. The […]
(Euronews) The national police of Spain and France conducted a simulated terrorist attack exercise ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The surprise exercise, called Operation Optimus, aimed to enhance response capabilities. It was overseen in Spain by the General Information […]
(Olive Press) A Moroccan man has been arrested in Alicante province on suspicion of being involved in recruiting terrorists and glorifying terrorism. The alleged jihadist was detained in Teulada by the Policia Nacional and refused bail by a court. Investigations started a […]
(BBC) Security is being increased at Champions League games after a media outlet supporting the Islamic State group published threats against venues. Ministers in both France and Spain confirmed enhanced security measures. A pro-IS media channel published several images of stadiums hosting […]
(AFP) Police said Tuesday they had arrested an 18-year-old Spaniard of Moroccan origin who had engaged in “intensive (online) efforts to encourage terrorism” and had ties with other radical jihadists abroad. The youth was arrested in Barcelona on March 16 on suspicion […]
(AFP) Prosecutors want the Moroccan man suspected of staging last year’s machete attack on two Spanish churches, killing a church official, to face 50 years behind bars, court documents showed Friday. The suspect, Yassine Kanjaa, 26, is charged with terrorist murder for […]
(Local) Amid rising tensions and conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and elsewhere around the world, a meeting by Spain’s National Security Council has identified several threats to national security, some pre-existing and some new. Global conflict and instability has raised the terror and […]
(AP) Spanish police have arrested three people for the deaths last November of five migrants who were threatened with a machete and forced to jump off the boat they were traveling in with dozens of other migrants, authorities said Monday. According to […]
(El País) Spain has changed in the last two decades. So has the jihadist threat. Ever since 10 backpack bombs exploded on four Madrid commuter trains on March 11, 2004, killing 192 people and wounding nearly 2,000, security forces have carried out […]
(AFP) There were tears and emotional tributes Monday as Spain and the European Union paid tribute to the 192 victims of March 11, 2004, Madrid train bombings that marked the start of mass Islamist attacks in Europe. Heads were bowed across the […]
(AFP) Twenty years ago, a large, well-organised terror cell planned and staged the deadly Madrid train bombings, but today the jihadist threat facing Spain comes from lone wolves and small self-radicalised groups. On March 11, 2004, 10 bombs were placed on four […]
(AFP) Spain’s top criminal court on Friday jailed an “extremely radicalised” man for inciting violence against the Jewish community in Melilla, one of two Spanish enclaves in North Africa. Police arrested the suspect on Wednesday, saying he had “actively participated” in an […]
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