Morocco
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Jun- 2021 -15 June
US-Led War Games Underway in Morocco Near Disputed W.Sahara
US-led forces are carrying out war games near the disputed region of Western Sahara, in exercises jointly organized with Morocco and touted by US Africa Command as its largest.
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2 June
US Denies Military Exercises in Morocco Will Extend to W.Sahara
The US military denied a tweet by Morocco's prime minister that US-led African military exercises this month would take place in the disputed region of Western Sahara.
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Apr- 2021 -20 April
Morocco to Receive 13 Bayraktar TB2 Combat Drones From Turkey
Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces has signed a contract to buy 13 Bayraktar TB2 combat drones from Turkey, the service confirmed on social media.
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12 April
Has Morocco Carried Out Its First Drone Strike In the Western Sahara?
Morocco's reported use of a drone strike to kill a senior Western Sahara independence fighter would, if confirmed, mark a turning point in the decades-long conflict, experts say.
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Dec- 2020 -4 December
Morocco Arrests Three From IS-Linked Cell: Police
Moroccan police said Friday they have arrested three men in the northern city of Tetouan suspected of "terrorist plots" and links to the Islamic State group.
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Nov- 2020 -23 November
Western Sahara Clashes Fuelled by ‘Frustration’ Over Status Quo
Armed clashes between Morocco and the Polisario Front reflect the movement's frustration with a three-decade status quo that has frozen its dreams of independence in the Western Sahara, analysts say.
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16 November
Morocco, Polisario Exchange Fire in Western Sahara: Report
Morocco's army has responded to fire by the Polisario Front along the UN-patrolled buffer zone in Western Sahara, said an online report picked up by the official MAP news agency.
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13 November
Moroccan Army Launches Operation in Western Sahara Border Zone
Morocco announced that its troops had launched an operation in no man's land on the southern border of the Western Sahara to end "provocations" by the pro-independence Polisario Front.
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Oct- 2020 -28 October
Moroccan Prison Guard Killed by IS-Linked Inmate
A Moroccan prison guard was killed by an inmate who was in jail for belonging to a militant cell linked to the Islamic State group, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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6 October
Morocco Says It Arrested Four IS-Linked Jihadist Suspects
Morocco on Monday arrested four suspects allegedly linked to the Islamic State group who were plotting "dangerous and imminent terrorist" attacks.
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