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MowCowWhoHow III

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Sat Jan 23, 2016, 07:20 PM Jan 2016

Algeria Raises Alarm Over Moroccans Crossing Toward Libya

Source: AP

Algeria's government is raising the alarm over what it describes as a large influx of Moroccans crossing its territory to reach Libya.

Without offering numbers, the Algerian state news agency reported Saturday that the country's minister in charge of North African affairs had met earlier with the Moroccan ambassador to report the unusual number of people crossing from the Casablanca area in recent weeks.

Islamic State has been increasing its calls for Muslims to join its extremists in the lawless parts of Libya, and Moroccans in general make up an unusually large number of its recruits.

Algeria told the ambassador that Moroccans who head to Libya without documentation will be sent home.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/algeria-raises-alarm-moroccans-crossing-libya-36471979

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Algeria Raises Alarm Over Moroccans Crossing Toward Libya (Original Post) MowCowWhoHow III Jan 2016 OP
People on the move? keithbvadu2 Jan 2016 #1
Or he'll point out the ISIL connection christx30 Jan 2016 #2
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