Morocco’s Grey-Zone Strategy in Southern Spain
Spain has deployed more than 300 riot police and is monitoring social media as calls for a mass crossing continue, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Spanish authorities anticipate a potential mass migration attempt at the Ceuta border following widespread social media calls for "collective migration." The Ministry of the Interior remains on high alert to assess the credibility of these online mobilizations.
- Facebook and WhatsApp groups have fueled calls for weeks, with one private Facebook group boasting over 91,000 members. This follows a previous surge where 72,000 people entered Ceuta illegally, prompting heightened security monitoring.
- Minister of the Interior Fernando Grande-Marlaska deployed more than 300 riot police in Ceuta since Saturday to prepare for potential escalations. The minister admitted during a recent visit that there is "concern" regarding ongoing threat assessments.
- Effective containment depends largely on Moroccan authorities, as security services prioritize monitoring whether Rabat permits movements toward the border. Cooperation remains crucial to halting gatherings before they reach Bab Sebta or Tarajal perimeter.
- The calls coincide with Moroccan parliamentary elections, creating uncertainty about security force availability. Spanish security services are analyzing movements leading up to Wednesday, with the decisive factor being the vigor with which Moroccan forces act to prevent large gatherings.
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Spain sent additional police and military forces to the border of the Autonomous City of Ceuta because of the threat of a large-scale migrant breakthrough by Morocco, wrote the newspaper Espanol. The Spanish authorities decided to draw additional forces to the border after hundreds of illegals had been sighted in the Moroccan mountains and handed over to RIA News. Some of them tried to overcome the border fence, but failed. "The armed forces and…
Madrid. The Spanish government, presided over by the socialist Pedro Sánchez, activated “preventive mechanisms” in the face of a new massive entrance to the autonomous city of Ceuta scheduled for tomorrow, which was detected by the intelligence services of Morocco and Spain.
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