Algeria Gate: The Moroccan Makhzen regime continues to pursue hostile agendas aimed at undermining Algeria’s stability and unity, using its territory as a rear base for the terrorist MAK organization. It hosts cells that finance networks linked to Ferhat Mehenni in Rabat in an effort to sabotage key national deadlines, most recently attempting to disrupt the smooth conduct of the July 2, 2026 legislative elections. The vigilance and effectiveness of Algeria’s security services thwarted these schemes, as revealed by the confessions of group members in a documentary broadcast on Algerian media on Saturday.
Criminal Plan to Undermine Algeria’s National Unity
According to the confessions of six individuals belonging to the terrorist MAK movement; four of whom hold Moroccan nationality and were residing illegally in Algeria, the group was active during the legislative election period. Their plan went beyond spreading propaganda and malicious incitement. It “extended to employing Moroccan migrants residing illegally in Algeria to supply members of the movement with sums of money originating from Morocco, helping them carry out their terrorist activities, with the complicity and facilities of the Moroccan Makhzen regime.”
Confessions Expose Separatist Activities Facilitated by the Makhzen
Fateh Karim, who resided in Morocco and joined a cell that included Djamel Azaim, Zerrak El Hadi, and Aksil Belabbasi, admitted that the group worked on “broadcasting separatist inciting publications that undermine the unity of Algeria.” Their movements were facilitated by the Makhzen to achieve this goal.
Mohamed El Har, shown in a photograph in Libya carrying a firearm, is known as an illegal migrant with suspicious activities. He confessed that he joined the terrorist MAK organization by “providing support and backing to its active members in Algeria and Morocco.”
Hakim Hamama described a refuge for the organization in Morocco where members are provided with the means and comfortable conditions to carry out terrorist activities targeting Algeria.
Exploitation of Illegal Migrants and Financing from Morocco
Hamid Katoua and Khaled Zahiri, both Moroccan nationals who entered Algeria illegally, detailed the mechanisms by which the MAK movement exploits illegal migrants and finances its members to operate from Morocco.
According to the documentary, the terrorist organization led by Ferhat Mehenni sought to influence Algeria’s legislative elections through instructions calling for a boycott in the Kabylie region.
Expanding Terrorist Networks Abroad
MAK worked to finance members of the movement abroad, particularly in Morocco, to expand its activities outside Algeria. The group created criminal and functional cells that perform temporary missions inside a given country before relocating once the assigned tasks are completed.
Algeria’s security services continue to monitor and dismantle these networks operating with the support of the Moroccan Makhzen regime.
