Terrorist Networks Lure Young Moroccans to War in Far-Off Iraq - washingtonpost.com
The Washington Post ran a front page story today suggesting that Tetouan, home of several radical mosques, has become a recruiting ground for suicide bombers responsible for attacks in the Middle East:
About two dozen men from Tetouan and nearby towns in the Rif Mountains have traveled to Iraq in the past 18 months to volunteer as fighters or suicide bombers, according to local residents and officials. Moroccan authorities said the men were recruited by international terrorist networks affiliated with al-Qaeda that have deepened their roots in North Africa since the invasion of Iraq four years ago.
The Post further reports that the Moroccan authorities are cracking down on recruiters, but that the Islamic PJD has suggested that the attacks are simply a pretext for curbing the rights of Islamists.