Morocco Security Alert After Calls for New Mass Crossing to Ceuta

Morocco · GEOPOLITICS Key Facts —Security deployment: Moroccan forces are on high alert around Fnideq after online calls for a new mass crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. —Late-July surge: Spain reported roughly 49,000 people crossed into Ceuta in about 24 hours, with about 69,500 returning to Morocco within d

Nearly 60,000 migrants entered the EU in a mass crossing incident in late July.

CBS News reviewed dozens of posts on social media that suggest a renewed push for migrants to cross the border from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta.

The viral videos that fueled the Ceuta mass crossing  CNN

Online false claims that the Ceuta border was open drove tens of thousands of migrants to cross from Morocco into Spain.

A report by Spain's Civil Guard said that an active online campaign exists with the potential to mobilise people, but whether it will actually result in a mass crossing, how many people would be involved, and who is behind it all remain unknown.

The unprecedented border crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta has sparked a wave of political reactions across Europe. Far-right parties described the crossings as “an invasion” and a majority of European governments demanded a reaction from European Union officials. In an urgent meeting of the bloc’s interior mi

Calm is slowly returning to Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta after around 72,000 migrants crossed from Morocco in just days. Spanish officials say most have now returned, but thousands remain, hoping to find work as residents continue to voice concerns over illegal migration.

EU admits mass arrival in Ceuta tested its resilience  thenationalnews.com

The vast majority of migrants have left the North African enclave and returned to Morocco.

Runaway online rumors sparked frantic rush by migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta  AP News

Minister tells reporters least 75 people died after EU ministers meet to discuss response to the crisis Meanwhile, the European Commission said it was “monitoring very closely” the situation in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania as the region faces an energy crunch caused by the ongoing heatwave and drought. Energy spokespe

More than 80 died after the sudden arrival of 72,000 migrants entered the exclave on Thursday and Friday

Hundreds of migrant children are stranded in Spain’s Ceuta after mass crossing  Toronto Star