Spain deploys 200 officers to Ceuta and Melilla over mass assault threat
MADRID, Spain – Maximum alert in Ceuta and Melilla. Spain has mobilised nearly 200 additional Civil Guard officers amid the threat of a new mass…
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Spain Reinforces Its North African Garrisons Amid Moroccan Claims
MADRID, Spain – The Ministry of Defence is reinforcing Spain’s military presence on the rocks and islands of sovereignty located off the coast of Morocco,…
Sanchez: Ceuta mass entry a ‘hybrid attack’, denies Moroccan ‘blackmail’
MADRID, Spain – Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has elevated the diagnosis of the Ceuta crisis, now assuming that the mass entry of migrants from Morocco…
Police Inform Judge That Ceuta Invasion Was Guided By Moroccan Gendarmes
MADRID, Spain – National Police have informed the investigating judge that the mass entry of more than 70,000 people into Ceuta on July 30 and…
Sánchez Exonerates Morocco, Points To Russia And Israel In Ceuta Crisis
MADRID, Spain – Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has exonerated Morocco from responsibility for the mass entry of 80,000 people into Ceuta, instead pointing to an…
Military And Guardia Civil In Ceuta Demand Government Allow Use Of Force Amid Escalating Crisis
CEUTA, Spain – Military personnel and Guardia Civil officers deployed in Ceuta have called on the government to permit the use of proportionate force in…
Congress Forces Sánchez To Bring Forward Ceuta Appearance To September 3
MADRID, Spain – The Congressional Board of Spokespersons has forced Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to bring forward his appearance before the lower house to September…
Robles suggests CNI informed government before assault and apologises to Ceuta residents
MADRID, Spain – Defence Minister Margarita Robles opened the round of parliamentary appearances on Tuesday for ministers to account for the management of the crisis…
Moroccan Religious Affairs Minister Claims Sovereignty Over Ceuta And Melilla
RABAT, Morocco – Morocco’s King Mohamed VI presided over a religious ceremony on Monday at the Royal Palace in Rabat to commemorate Eid al-Maulud, celebrating…
Ceuta remains in chaos as thousands of migrants continue to roam city streets
CEUTA, Spain – Three weeks after the mass entry of migrants from Morocco on July 30 and 31, the autonomous city remains mired in chaos…