Greece arrests IS member with Morocco’s help

Greece arrests IS member  with Morocco’s help
Wednesday 28 July 2021 - 15:36

Information given by Moroccan security services, on Tuesday, helped Greek forces  arrest a Moroccan national, who held positions of responsibility within the Islamic State operational brigades in its traditional strongholds on the Syrian ground.

The suspect, 28, known as “Abu Muhammad al-Fateh” was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by the Moroccan judicial authorities for to holding senior positions in the so-called “special division” of IS  in 2014,  and in  “religious police” Or in the Wilaya of Raqqa.

The General Directorate of Studies and Documentation and the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance collaborated with Greece, Italy, France, England and the United States.in the framework of multilateral security cooperation to make the arrest.

Moroccan judicial authorities have initiated the extradition procedure of the suspect with the Greek authorities through the Interpol office of the Moroccan General Directorate of National Security.

The successful security operation in which Moroccan security services actively contributed, “underlines the importance of international security cooperation in fighting terrorism and tracking down members of terrorist organisations,” said MAP in a statement.

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