Spain ? A judge indicted 32 people Friday on charges of belonging to or collaborating with a militant group working in Spain to recruit fighters for al-Qaida in Iraq.

Ansar al-Islam members have been trying to muster volunteers among Spain’s Moroccan and Algerian communities since 2004, said Judge Baltasar Garzon.

Thirteen of those indicted on charges of membership in a terrorist organization were already jailed pending the start of their trial, and Garzon ordered them to remain in custody.

Six others indicted on the same charges were still at large, and Garzon issued international arrest warrants for them. They include Khaled Abidi, who is alleged to be the leader of the group of suspects and thought to be in Syria.

Thirteen other people were charged with collaborating with Ansar al-Islam. Four of them were released on bail, and the other nine were released but ordered to appear periodically before a court pending trial.