Spain’s two enclaves in Morocco, Ceuta and Melilla, are often used as entry points into Europe for African migrants, who either climb over their border fences or try to swim along the coast. A decade ago, the Investigative Project published a report about the fertile grounds for jihad recruitment in Ceuta. The area had virtually […]
Spain: Submachine guns, knives, Islamic State flag found at holiday hotspot
We have already seen jihad attacks on resorts and beach areas in North Africa. There will be much, much more of this. The West’s immigration policies, coupled with the bland assumption that the overwhelming majority of mosques in the West are teaching peace and tolerance, makes that a certainty. “Chilling ISIS weapons cache found buried […]
Spain: Ex-Guantanamo detainee arrested for recruiting for the Islamic State
On the same day Obama announced that he was closing Guantanamo, this arrest in Spain reminded us of why that is a bad idea. “Former Guantanamo detainee among 4 arrested in Spain, Morocco for Islamic State ties,” by Alan Clendenning and Ciaran Giles, Associated Press, February 23, 2016: MADRID — Spanish and Moroccan police on […]
Spain: 7 Muslims arrested, sent arms to jihadis disguised as humanitarian aid
Remember this one the next time you hear about a Muslim who traveled to Syria from the U.K. or U.S., and then insists upon his return that he just went there for “humanitarian” reasons. “Seven arrested in Spain over suspected jihad links,” AFP, February 7, 2016: Madrid (AFP) – Spanish police said they arrested seven […]
Spanish police arrest Muslim brothers plotting jihad; “many parallels” with Charlie Hebdo jihad massacre
Not that this has anything to do with Islam. “Spanish Police Arrest Brothers Suspected of Planning Jihad,” Reuters, January 24, 2015 (thanks to Pamela Geller): MADRID — The police in Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta arrested four men on Saturday suspected of belonging to a militant Islamist network that may have been planning an […]