Morocco

AFRICOM cancels North Africa multinational training exercise Phoenix Express over COVID-19 concerns

US Africa Command cancelled the Phoenix Express joint naval security exercise as a precaution to limit the spread of COVID-19

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African Lion multinational exercises scaled back over coronavirus threat

The size and scope of annual African Lion exercise will be reduced this year to reduce the exposure of forces to novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

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US approves $239 million sale to Morocco of M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicles

The US approved the possible sale of $239 million sale of M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicles to Morocco

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Morocco and Spain arrest 4 suspected ISIS supporters in joint raids

Moroccan police said they arrested three suspected supporters of Islamic State, in a joint operation with Spain

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US approves $4 billion sale of 36 AH-64E Apache helicopters to Morocco

The US approved a sale of 36 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, Hellfire and Stinger missiles and APKWS to Morocco for $4.25 billion

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UN renews Western Sahara MINURSO mission mandate for a year

The UN Security Council renewed the mandate of its MINURSO mission in disputed Western Sahara

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Morocco cleared for $985 million TOW missile and F-16 bomb purchases

The US State Department approved the $985 million sale to Morocco of 2,400 anti-tank guided missiles and more than 6,000 bombs for its F-16 aircraft

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Morocco military helicopter crash near Tichla in Western Sahara kills two

A Moroccan military helicopter crashed near Tichla in the disputed Western Sahara, killing two crew members

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Morocco arrests ‘ISIS supporters’ suspected of planning ‘terrorist acts’

Morocco's Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) said it had arrested seven people in Sale suspected to be jihadists with links to Islamic State

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Jihadist planning Seville attack arrested in Morocco, Spain’s interior ministry says

Police have arrested a jihadist in Morocco who is suspected of preparing an attack in Seville, the southern Spanish city known for its Easter processions

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