The “hawala” a method of financing terrorism moves 300 million Euros in Spain

April 4, 2014   The ‘ hawala ‘ is an opaque and easy way to send money to any corner of the world. A system that can move 100,000 USD per day and is based on the relationship of trust between the partners in the chain of money delivery. Confidentiality and opacity have made it…

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Alleged member of AQIM (Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb area) expelled from Spain

March 18, 2014   Nouh Mediouni, a young North African, 23 years old, has been expelled from Spain on Tuesday after being arrested on the 23 April 2013 in Zaragoza as alleged member of Al Qaeda. He is accused of being a member of AQIM (Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb area) and was recruited…

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Spanish army veteran led a jihadist cell in Morocco

January 25, 2014   Morocco has uncovered a jihadist cell led by a Spanish army veteran who later fought in Afghanistan with Al-Qaeda, the interior ministry said on Saturday. The cell was active in the north of Morocco, where Spain retains two sovereign enclaves, and around Marrakesh in the south, the ministry said in statement…

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«Without a doubt, Jihad has Spain as a target»

16 July 2012   Interview of Ignacio Cosidó, General Director of Spanish Police about the jihadi threat in Spain   -Spain remains the focus of international jihad? -No doubt the international jihad has Spain as a target. But it is a shared threat across Europe and the Western world. – Is the risk of attack…

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French Arrest Man Suspected of Financing al Qaeda

News Agencies – July 3, 2012   French authorities have arrested the administrator of an extremist French website suspected of playing a key role in financing and recruiting for al Qaeda and other terrorist groups from Pakistan to Spain, the Paris prosecutor’s office said.The man—whom prosecutors call an “operational vector and formidable financier of the…

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