Country Reports on Terrorism 2012

intensify cooperation with their neighbors, especially Algeria and Tunisia, to exert better control
over their shared borders.
The United States has also provided assistance to help Libya professionalize its security sector
institutions, as well as stem the proliferation of conventional weapons, and secure and destroy its
chemical weapons stockpiles.
Countering Terrorist Finance: Libya is a member of the Middle East and North Africa
Financial Action Task Force, a Financial Action Task Force-style regional body. However,
Libya has yet to undergo a mutual evaluation. (Libya’s mutual evaluation assessment was
scheduled for March 2011, but was cancelled due to security concerns.) After the fall of the
Qadhafi regime, there was little information or reliable data on the scope of Libya’s anti-money
laundering/counterterrorist regime. For further information on money laundering and financial
crimes, we refer you to the 2013 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),
Volume 2, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes:
http://www.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/index.htm.
Regional and International Cooperation: The United States has prioritized assistance to
Libya’s security and justice sectors since the end of the 2011 revolution. Libyan President
Mohamed al Magariaf participated in the 67th UNGA in the wake of the September attacks on
the U.S. facilities in Benghazi, and vowed to work with the international community, especially
the United States, to address weaknesses in its security and justice sectors. On December 17,
Libya’s international partners met in London, during which the Libyan delegation articulated its
security sector assistance priorities, and the international community agreed to coordinate
assistance through the UN Support Mission in Libya.
Countering Radicalization and Violent Extremism: In 2012, member states of the AU, of
which Libya is a member, signed a joint venture to create the African Center for Studies and
Research on Terrorism (ACSRT). ACSRT’s broad goals include assisting AU member states to
develop strategies for preventing and countering terrorism.
MOROCCO
Overview: Morocco’s counterterrorism efforts are comprehensive. In 2012, the Moroccan
government continued its broad counterterrorism strategy of vigilant security measures, regional
and international cooperation, and counter-radicalization policies. The terrorist threat in Morocco
continued to stem largely from the existence of numerous small, independent violent extremist
cells. Those groups and individuals, referred to collectively as adherents of so-called Salafiyya
Jihadiyya ideology, remained isolated from one another, small in size, and limited in both
capabilities and international connections. Morocco and the United States continued robust
counterterrorism collaboration, and both countries committed to deepening this relationship
during the September bilateral Strategic Dialogue in Washington, DC.
Toward the end of the year, authorities disrupted multiple groups with ties to international
networks that included al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). AQIM expanded its efforts to
recruit Moroccans for combat in other countries and called for attacks on U.S. ambassadors in
Morocco and in the region. There were reports of Moroccans attempting to join or receive
training from AQIM and other violent extremists in Mali, and the government was concerned
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