Morocco tightens security ahead of calls for mass crossing into Spain’s Ceuta

Migrants gather and rest on a beach under the supervision of Spanish Civil Guard officers as authorities install a 500-meter-long floating maritime barrier off the coast of Ceuta to prevent irregular crossings into the Spanish enclave in North Africa, on August 1, 2026. [Marcos Moreno - Anadolu Agency]

Morocco stepped up security measures Friday in the northern city of Fnideq and other areas ahead of social media calls for a mass attempt to cross into the Spanish-administered enclave of Ceuta, Anadolu reports. An Anadolu correspondent said authorities reinforced checkpoints leading to Fnideq, as well as the northern cities of Tetouan, Tangier, and Nador. Authorities also installed barbed wire along the border crossing between Fnideq and Ceuta while deploying large numbers of security personnel and auxiliary forces across the city. The measures came ahead of Aug. 15 after Morocco’s Interior Ministry said it had detected anonymous social media calls urging a mass illegal crossing into the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. On Wednesday, Interior Ministry spokesperson Rachid El […]