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Morocco on June 3 announced the arrests of nine alleged Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) recruiters who were said to be operating in cities throughout the country.

“According to accurate data, the terrorist cell members made secret contacts with leaders of ISIL to coordinate operations of sending Moroccan volunteer fighters to this hot spot and providing them with necessary financial support,” Morocco’s Interior Ministry said in a statement.

Morocco’s Central Bureau for Judiciary Investigations (BCIJ) said the recruiters were operating in Casablanca, Oued Zem, Boujniba, Fqih Bensaleh and Kasbat Tadla.

Among those arrested is a former convict who was sued under Morocco’s anti-terrorism law and belonged to a terrorist network linked to Al Qaida in Iraq.

“The cell’s dismantling confirms ISIL’s determination to create terrorist sleeper cells in Morocco, including Moroccan fighters, who had military training in ISIL camps in order to carry out dangerous terrorist operations in the kingdom,” the ministry said.

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