| 1 | The two governments collaborated to seize a network of 14 people suspected of recruiting fighters to join the self-styled "Islamic State." |
| 2 | The arrests come as Spain escalates the fight against Islamist cells on its soil. |
| 3 | Spain's Interior Ministry announced the arrests on Tuesday as part of a joint anti-terrorism operation to dismantle groups drafting foreigners. |
| 4 | The arrests were made in Madrid and cities throughout Morocco, including Fez and Casablanca. |
| 5 | "The detainees were part of a recruitment network to send foreign fighters to enlist with the Islamic State terrorist organization that holds control of part of Syria and Iraq," the ministry said in a press release. |
| 6 | "The operation is ongoing." |