Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group , known by the French acronym GICM ( '' Groupe Islamique Combattant Marocain '' ) , is a Salafi jihadist terrorist organisation affiliated with Al-Qaeda . The GICM is one of several North African terrorist franchises spawned in Afghanistan during the tenure of the Taliban . The organisation and its associated members have been linked to major terrorist attacks including the 2003 Casablanca bombings that killed 33 people and wounded more than 100 , and the 2004 Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people and wounded over 2,000 . A crackdown against the organisation 's numerous cells in Europe is thought to have since significantly damaged the GICM 's capabilities
2003 Casablanca bombings
2003 Casablanca bombings
Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group