Morocco arrests suspect linked to Islamic State group

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A person suspected of ties with the Islamic State group in Libya has been arrested according to Morocco's Interior Ministry. The unidentified suspect had been wanted by authorities and was tied to a nine-member cell linked to the Libyan branch of IS dismantled on March 24. The ministry statement says the suspect was arrested in Saidia, a northern coastal town near the Algerian border.

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The problem facing north African countries is that they have failed to undergo a paradigm shift in their thinking and attitude to fighting terror. The fact remains there militants are embedded in the population who protect them and give them refuge. The war on terror has to begin with winning the hearts and minds of different sections of the population including those in the Suffi and Wahhabi seats of Islam prevalent in north Africa. A good place to start is by having a hybrid constitution.