Chen Zrihan is a Moroccan Jewish 19-year-old girl who was smuggled to Israel to be part of the Israeli Defense Forces. Chen who used to live in Casablanca with her mother and sister has recently finished her training, realizing a dream that she spoke to Yediot newspaper about in details.
Morocco is working on strengthening its military partnerships. A draft agreement to cooperate with China is waiting for approval in the House of Representatives as China is showing great interest in Africa lately through a number of projects.
Morocco is ranked 54th by the 2017 Global Firepower index which investigates the technical strength of nations based on the number of weapons they possess. The annual report gives a detailed map to the military force in Morocco, equipments and human strength.