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The Spanish Civil Guard, in cooperation with the Moroccan General Directorate of National Territorial Surveillance, dismantled a terrorist cell active in a number of Spanish cities, including Madrid, Malaga, Cornilla and Melilla.
A Civil Guard statement on its website explained that the operation resulted in the arrest of nine people and the seizure of materials suspected of being linked to ISIS.
The statement also indicated that the arrested individuals were active in spreading extremist ideology, recruitment, and incitement.
This operation comes within the framework of strengthening security relations between Morocco and Spain, which previously led to the dismantling of terrorist cells and criminal networks engaged in drug smuggling and human trafficking.
The joint security coordination between the two countries also witnessed exchanges of visits between security officials in Spain and Morocco, including the recent visit of the Director General of the Spanish National Police to Morocco last May to discuss ways to strengthen these relations.
Spain and Morocco signed several security agreements. In 1992, they signed the first comprehensive security cooperation agreement between them, and in 2002 they signed the Convention on Combating Illegal Immigration. They also signed in 2009 the Convict Exchange Agreement, in 2015 the Cooperation Agreement in the Field of Combating Terrorism, and finally in 2019. Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of cybersecurity.
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