Moroccan forces deal with pure disasters, humanitarian assist, and cyber threats
The Royal Armed Forces, together with parts of the Royal Gendarmerie, efficiently responded to 75 fires throughout the Kingdom in 2024, utilizing a number of plane, together with the Canadair and Turbo Tracker planes.
These plane carried out 54 interventions over a complete of 127 flight hours, in response to a presentation by Abdellatif Loudiyi, the Minister Delegate to the Head of Government accountable for National Defense Administration, through the National Defense Budget Project dialogue in entrance of the Foreign Affairs, National Defense, Islamic Affairs, and Moroccans Abroad Committee in Parliament.
The Moroccan official revealed that three plane have been deployed for help in Portugal, conducting 18 operations over 30 flight hours.
He additionally famous that “Rabat contributed to providing aid to Palestine following the recent events there, by carrying out numerous direct flights to deliver this assistance.”
Loudiyi praised the interventions of the armed forces within the floods of the southeastern areas and different areas, particularly in cities like “Oujda, Bouarfa, Figuig, Errachidia, Ouarzazate, and Tata.”
On the topic of unlawful immigration, the minister disclosed that “14,943 individuals have been rescued from drowning and demise, and roughly 24,483 unlawful migration candidates have been apprehended.
Following these operations, the Royal Gendarmerie dismantled 149 felony networks concerned in unlawful migration and investigated 508 people working inside these networks.
For this function, the Royal Gendarmerie deployed logistical assets, together with plane that carried out 457 surveillance missions, with 712 flight hours, and drones.”
Loudiyi defined that the Royal Navy addressed unlawful actions, seizing round 30,000 kilograms of narcotic substances this yr, together with important portions of smuggled items.
The Royal Navy additionally took on duties associated to “fisheries policing and ensuring the sustainable management and exploitation of marine resources.”
These items monitored 1,095 fishing vessels, 530 of which have been discovered to be in violation, along with sustaining marine ecological stability and implementing authorities directives on this space.
Concerning the struggle towards drug trafficking, the Moroccan official outlined that the Royal Gendarmerie recorded over 9,100 circumstances, dismantled 47 felony networks, and seized 198 tons of varied varieties of medication, together with greater than 1,300 autos.
In phrases of counter-smuggling, 75 circumstances have been registered, ensuing within the arrest of 58 people and the seizure of 52 autos.
In the sector of cybersecurity, Loudiyi revealed that “in 2024, 644 incidents were reported, of which 134 required field interventions by the Computer Emergency Response Team (maCERT).”
“The Directorate also issued 1,050 alerts and 575 security bulletins, and carried out 25 interventions in Security Operations Centers (SOC) across seven regions to address threats immediately. Moreover, 64 critical electronic and mobile platforms were assessed and reinforced, and 16 alerts were issued regarding critical security vulnerabilities.”
