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
2004 Madrid train bombings
2004 Madrid train bombings
Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group