Morocco
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Jul- 2020 -7 July
Morocco Arrests Four Jihadist Suspects ‘Planning Attacks’
Morocco on Tuesday arrested four alleged members of a "terrorist cell" linked to the Islamic State group who had plotted to attack "sensitive sites" in the kingdom, the interior ministry said.
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Mar- 2020 -17 March
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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10 March
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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4 March
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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Dec- 2019 -4 December
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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Nov- 2019 -21 November
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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Oct- 2019 -31 October
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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Sep- 2019 -12 September
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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Apr- 2019 -26 April
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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23 April
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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