ISIS threat: Casablanca Airport Raises Alert Status to its Maximum

Taroudant, Morocco- With the growing threat posed by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Casablanca airport raised the alert status to its maximum level to prevent the entry of any suspected ISIS Jihadists into the Moroccan territory.

According to the Moroccan daily Assabah, the director of the National Office of Airports (ONDA), the Governor of the Province of Nouaceur and officials of the customs and security services held a meeting to study efficient ways “to strengthen the monitoring of passengers from Libya and Tunisia in order to prevent the infiltration of ISIS terrorists”.

The same source added that the meeting was convened following the recent threats that targeted the kingdom, as well as information collected by the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) after the dismantling on August 14 of a cell affiliated with the terrorist organization of the Islamic state.

The Moroccan Interior Ministry was quoted on Thursday by the Maghreb Agency Press as saying that “authorities have dismantled a nine-person cell recruiting volunteers to fight with the radical Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Syria and Iraq”

In light of the threat posed by ISIS extremists and terrorist groups, Morocco took security measures to protect its borders from any potential terrorist attack.