Search results

To understand the issue of sebta/mellila you need to understand that these two small cities were granted by the Vatican/crusaders at a time when Morocco were fighting against the whole of Europe. ( The British, Spanish, french etc). If we did not have issues with our neighbor in the east, then...

@Kartal1 Perhaps time to change the title? The Sahel region seems to be going towards a greater development then issues regarding terrorism.

No way it's 40 billion USD for the total deal. I remember doing a little bit of research in the past regarding the cost of the acquisition of the F-35, as well as equipment, and infrastructure costs. I found a number between 200-300 million USD per F-35 including maintenance, equipment, and...

There is no need to make such a move, Sebta/mellila are small cities that would be destroyed within an hour by the Moroccan artillery if needed. Spain deploying more troops to these cities would only make them vulnerable, since the logistics would only be delivered by sea, and air. Spain has...

Fierce rebellious warriors, the Amazigh of Morocco were the least Romanized/Christianized people in the entire Roman Empire. There were only 4 localities controlled by the Catholic Church in Morocco compared to 175 localities in current Algeria and 141 in Tunisia. Morocco was a powerful...

They are still haunted by history... I guess he is referring to being more hostile to Morocco diplomatically speaking, as well as strengthening sebta/mellila more militarily.

Almoravid empire During his conquest towards Sijilmassa in 1054, Abdellah Ibn Yassine (Almoravid founder) announced to his men: “You fought and made the religion of Muhammad ﷺ triumph. You have conquered what is in front of you, you will conquer what is behind you. The Almoravids were...

General Juan Carlos Domingo assures that the Spanish government underestimates Moroccan nationalism. He says that if Spain does not react in time, Morocco will completely regain sovereignty over Sebta and Melilla (+ the islets). “Morocco has claims on Ceuta (Sebta, editor’s note) and Melilla”...

"These Berbers are magnificent, they don't know the word surrender, just one of them can attack an entire patrol. They never run away. I admire them and I love them but I kill them on sight." - French officer posted in Marrakech in 1934.

Mauritania, a former Moroccan territory, will be separated from the Alaouite empire after the French expedition and its creation by Xavier Coppolani in 1903. In a letter written by himself before his death, he said: "I hope you have not forgotten that Mauritania is the natural continuation of...

Moroccan involvement in WW2 Did you know? The 2 German tank divisions (750 tanks and 30,000 men) that crushed the Polish army in 1939 were defeated at Gembloux by Moroccan soldiers. The president of the French museum in Chastre assures that Moroccan soldiers changed the outcome of the...

In late december, Mali accused Algeria of meeting rebel leaders, leading to a diplomatic dispute. Mali has now withdrawn from the Algiers agreement in 2015, and hopefully, Morocco will play the role of being the mediator between Azawad, and Mali. It's interesting that Mali possesses Turkish...

Foreign minister Bourita talking about Moroccan aspiration.

The late Hassan II in the Moroccan dress of the people of the Sahara region in the sixties of the century. The late man had a vision to build a strong state with all its daughters and sons, and he taught us that the land is part of identity. In 1975, Morocco, Mauritania and Spain signed...

Al Andalus geographer El-Bakri reports that Moroccans did not fear the Lions: “They have no fear, they fight them with great skill in hand-to-hand combat […] with no other weapons than Sidra sticks and sabres”

“Azawad was politically dependent on the Cherifian Empire ( Morocco) until 1893, when France undertook the conquest of the region. » Ben Billa, coordinator of the Azawad national movement. "I cannot speak of the Sahara conflict without recalling the historical role of Morocco in the...

The US does not produce the C-17 anymore. Spain is canceling the last 13 A400M that was destined for them, Turkiye should procure them.

LM is trying to speed up its production rate in late 2025 to produce 4 F-16s per month. If that is the case Turkiye would receive the first F-16 by 2027. If the decision was mine I would go for 40 F15-EX to replace the older F-4 with almost the same pricetag as the block 72.

Chezh Republic ordered the F-35 back in September/October period, and they are expecting to get the first delivered by 2031 and deliveries to be completed by 2035.