In Balkans highest concentration of jihadist returnees, Kosovo leads (KoSSev)
The Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) in its analysis entitled “Western Balkans Foreign Fighters and Homegrown Jihadis: Trends and Implications” reports that since 2012, about 1,070 citizens of Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Macedonia, Albania, Serbia and Montenegro travelled to Syria and Iraq, primarily joining the Islamic State, and to a lesser extent al-Qaeda (Jabhat al […]
Read More →It wasn’t like this in Europe even before WW1, says Vucic (B92, Tanjug)
The climate has changed in Europe, the situation in the world has never been this complicated, not even before the First World War, says Aleksandar Vucic. The Serbian president in this way commented on rigid Dutch and French stance regarding EU candidate countries opening new accession negotiation chapters in June, and Serbia’s position and chances […]
Read More →One more citizen from Kosovo killed in Syria (Kallxo, KoSSev portal)
One more citizen from Kosovo was killed in Syria, KoSSev portal reports today referring to the Pristina based Kallxo.com. The person is from the village Palabarda, near Djakovica. According to Kallxo.com members of his family are informed about his death last night. However, the circumstances of this murder are not clear. It is not known […]
Read More →Kosovo: Two persons arrested for promoting extremist groups (RTV Puls, AP, Tanjug, Blic)
Kosovo police said two person were arrested yesterday in Mitrovica and Lipljan, suspected of promoting extremist groups, RTV Puls reports today. The police statement reads suspects were arrested because “they have distributed propaganda material as a token of support to the terrorist groups” AP reported, reminding that a maximum prison sentence for these charges is […]
Read More →UNPD report: 335 persons from Kosovo registered in Syria, 54 women and 27 children (KoSSev portal)
335 citizens from Kosovo are registered in Syria, including 54 women and 27 children, the UNDP report on factors contributing to join radical networks in Syria and other war zones said, KoSSev portal reported. Those who are going there are between 18 and 25 years old, while 72 percent are unemployed. According to official figures, […]
Read More →250 Islamist Fighters Return to Balkans: Report (Balkan Insight)
Returning Islamic State fighters pose a threat to their countries of origin, including Western Balkan states, says a new report from an NGO dealing with global security issues. Of around 900 people from the Western Balkans who have gone to fight in Syria or Iraq, some 250 have returned to their home countries, according to […]
Read More →Young man from Kosovo killed in Syria (KoSSev portal)
One more Kosovo citizen was killed in Syria, KoSSev portal reported today. According to KoSSev portal, 28-year old V.Q. from Urosevac municipality is killed. KoSSev portal referring to Pristina media sources, also said the family was informed about his death on Friday.
Read More →International media exaggerated and simplified Kosovo’s radicalization problem, report claims (Prishtina Insight)
Report published by the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs criticizes media coverage of radicalization in Kosovo, claiming it both exaggerated the issue and simplified motives. While international coverage of Kosovar foreign fighters in Syria managed to bring the issue of radicalization to international attention, quite often media reports were simplistic and lacked nuance, a new […]
Read More →Balkan Jihadis Return, Disillusioned with ISIS “Caliphate” (Balkan Insight)
Jovo Martinovic BIRN Podgorica Some jihadis from the Balkans who travelled to the Syrian conflict zone to support Islamic State told BIRN that they returned home because they became disenchanted with the brutality, poverty and oppression. Hilmi, an ethnic Bosniak, travelled to Syria hoping that life in Islamic State’s‘caliphate would be an ideal religious environment […]
Read More →UN chief: US will be replaced if it disengages from world (AP)
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the Trump administration on Tuesday that if the United States disengages from many issues confronting the international community it will be replaced — and that won’t be good for America or for the world. Guterres made clear to reporters at his first press conference here since taking the reins of the […]
Read More →Jihadis return from Middle East with “school certificates” (B92)
Extremists who return after leaving our country to fight in Iraq and Syria come back with a document certifying that they went to school there. This document is then used to avoid serving prison time in Serbia, a penalty introduced by the new legislation outlawing participation in wars abroad. This is what chairman of the […]
Read More →The people who are recruiting fighters for Syria are the problem (N1)
Kosovo police, in cooperation with the Kosovo Intelligence Agency prevented planned terrorist attacks in Kosovo and the region. Target of the attack were footballers, and supporters of Israel during a match in Albania. Miloš Popović from the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy says the objective of the arrested group is transnational because of connections with […]
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