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VI National and Area Studies/Études Nationales et Régionales

Morocco has been increasingly identified as one of the largest producers of terrorists and insurgents in Afghanistan, Iraq, and throughout Europe. This article examines the factors behind the emergence of jihadist terrorism in Morocco, and how this terrorist threat has gone beyond this country's borders. Three factors have contributed to this development: the influence of global jihad on potential Moroccan jihadists; the growing Islamization of the country; and deteriorating socio-economic conditions. In analyzing these variables, special attention will be paid to the Casablanca terrorist attacks on 16 May 2003, marking the debut of suicide terrorism in Morocco. The article also examines the principal counterterrorist initiatives Morocco has implemented in response to this threat. [R]