Fourteen arrested in Morocco, Spain for recruiting Daesh militants

Published August 25th, 2015 - 10:11 GMT
No further information has been released on the 14 suspects. (AFP/File)
No further information has been released on the 14 suspects. (AFP/File)

Fourteen people have been arrested in Spain and Morocco suspected of recruiting for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, according to the Spanish Interior Ministry.

The arrests are part of a joint operation between Morocco and Spain and were made on the outskirts of Madrid and in various places across Morocco.