VISAS VIPER FOR JANUARY 2007 REPORTING PERIOD

UNCLAS CASABLANCA 000021 SIPDIS SENSITIVE VISAS VIPER SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR INR/TIPOFF AND CA/VO/L/C E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO SUBJECT: VISAS VIPER FOR JANUARY 2007 REPORTING PERIOD REF: 06 CASABLANCA 167 ¶1. (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met January 29, 2007. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by representatives from CONS, POL, RAO, RSO, ECON, PAS, FCS, and DAO. ¶2. (SBU) The Committee submits the following 34 names. The first fifteen (15) are individuals confirmed by the GOM as having been arrested in November 2006 when Moroccan authorities disrupted "Unity and Jihad in the Maghreb," an active terrorist network. The next eight (8) names are of five individuals believed to have traveled to Iraq to undertake terrorist activity and three active in a jihadist recruiting network. The final eleven (11) names were reported in Reftel as having been arrested in December 2005 on terrorist-related charges and the Committee submits updated information on the outcome of the judicial proceedings against them. ¶3. (SBU) The GOM reported the following fifteen (15) individuals were arrested in November 2006 when Moroccan authorities disrupted "Unity and Jihad in the Maghreb," an active terrorist network. Merzoug, Hamid AKA Al Maghribi, Abu Zoubeir Male, DPOB: 1972, Morocco National Identity Card (CIN) Number: AB105566 Amghane, Yassine Male, DPOB: 23 October 1984, Morocco El Maataoui, Bouchta Male, DPOB: 04 November 1967, Morocco Ariki, Youssef Male, DPOB: 05 August 1983, Morocco Achi, Said Male, DPOB: 10 March 1981, Morocco Sbiaa, Ahmed Male, DPOB: 11 December 1978, Morocco El Khattabi, Kacem Male, DPOB: 10 June 1969, Morocco CIN Number: BJ104705 Adarab, Said Male, DPOB: 20 November 1962, Morocco CIN Number: BE653981 Abdal, Rachd Male, DPOB: 1980, Morocco CIN Number: Q220246 Naimi, Mohamed Male, DPOB: 06 September 1973, Morocco CIN Number: BH527678 Naimi, Omar Male, DPOB: 03 March 1977, Morocco CIN Number: H444262 Znidiga, Hicham Male, DPOB: 11 October 1971, Morocco CIN Number: BE582368 Jmili, Redouane Male, DPOB: 08 June 1970, Morocco CIN Number: BJ174894 El Asmari, Mohamed Male, POB: Morocco CIN Number: BJ222730 Bourouda, Azzeddine Male, DPOB: 24 December 1986, Morocco The following 5 names are of individuals who are believed to have departed Morocco to volunteer for jihad in Iraq via Turkey, except where noted. El Jaafari, Mbarek AKA Al Ja'fari, Mubarak Male, DPOB: 06 May 1974; Tlaglou, Morocco Last known residence: 16 CR Santa Helena, Reus, Tarragona, Spain Father: Mouh Bin Hammou Al Ja'fari Mother: Fatima bent Mohamed Passport: M001407 Occupation: Laborer El Youbi, Noureddine Male, DPOB: November 1980, Morocco Passport: 808610 NOTE: departed December 2006 for Mauritania to join the Algerian-based GSPC terrorist group Ait Bella, Tahar Male, DPOB: 30 June 1976; Mouassaoud, Morocco Father: Saleh Ait Bella Mother: Zahra Passport: R222236 Occupation: Baker Kounima, Abderrazak AKA Kunima,'Abd Al Razzaq Male, DPOB: 20 July 1980; Casablanca, Morocco Father: Abdellah Kounima Mother: Miriem Passport: P210010 Occupation: Barber Iallouchen, Mohammed AKA Al Washin AKA Abou Saouane Male, DPOB: 1973; Tangier, Morocco Last known residence: No. 19, Street 2, El-Ouda, Casablanca, Morocco Father: Mohammed Amar Iallouchen Mother: Amina 'Abd Al Salam Achab Passport: N591932 Occupation: Laborerr The following 3 names are of individuals believed to be active in a jihadist recruiting network. Tribek, Othman AKA Tribak, 'Uthman Male, POB: Morocco CIN Number: L260447 Boulia, Mohamed AKA Bulia, Muhammad Male, POB: Morocco CIN Number: K130714 Fares, Mimoune AKA Faris, Maymun Male, POB: Morocco The final 11 names were reported in Reftel as having been arrested in December 2005 on terrorist-related charges and the Committee hereby submits updated information on the judicial proceedings based on media reports. Adghiri, Mohammed Said Male, DPOB: 03 October 1977, Morocco Sentence: 10 years Dazdaz, Brahim Male, DPOB: 13 September 1980, Morocco Sentence: 4 years El Mokaddem, Khalid Male, DPOB: 20 June 1982, Morocco Sentence: 4 years Ghribi Laroussi, Redouane Male, DPOB: 19 May 1974, Morocco Sentence: 4 years Behja, Yassine Male, DPOB: 27 February 1980, Morocco Sentence: 2 years Karkouri, Abdelilah Male, DPOB: 10 November 1986, Morocco Sentence: 4 years Bettioui, Abdelmalek Male, DPOB: 19 September 1970, Morocco Sentence: 2 years Ihouzeine, Said Male, DPOB: 1980, Morocco Sentence: 4 years Charif El Harrak, Adil Male, DPOB: 1978, Morocco Sentence: 4 Years Berrada, Mohamed Male, POB: Morocco Sentence: 4 years Bouzerda, 'Abd Al Latif Male, POB: Morocco Sentence: 6 years ¶4. (U) The Mission's Visas Viper Coordinator is Cody Taylor. No additional Visas Viper telegrams were transmitted for January 2007. GREENE