In this connection, he recalled that Morocco arrested a fifty-seven-year-old Lebanese national upon his entry to the country on Jan. 6. The individual, brahim Youssef, caught carrying multiple European passports and identity cards, some of which had been reported stolen, turned out to be a Hezbollah member. “What better way to turn the screw against a more powerful adversary than relying on asymmetrical warfare like terror attacks through a proxy?” he wondered. Actually, Morocco has revealed in May 2018 that Iran supported Hezbollah to arm and train the Polisario elements and raised questions over Algeria’s involvement in allowing two terrorist organizations to operate from its territory against Morocco’s territorial integrity. Algeria has reciprocated this support numerous times – most recently in May 2020, when it allowed Iranian aircraft to refuel in Algiers on its way to Venezuela.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 03, 2021 00:33 UTC