Wednesday, 2 april 2025.
Kosovo Urged to Keep up its Guard against Radicalisation
Kosovo is trying to reintegrate returnees from the Islamic State. But its strategy on religious extremism must evolve too, experts say.
Experts Urge Improved Anti-Terrorism Strategy in Serbia
Serbia’s next anti-terrorism strategy, if there is one, must address the threat from right-wing extremism, experts say.
Italian Police Arrest Kosovo Woman, ‘Fervent IS Supporter’
Police said the arrested 19-year-old Kosovar woman was passionately committed to becoming an Islamist 'martyr' – and was actively involved in recruiting others to the cause.
Kosovo Arrests Five Suspects for Plotting Terrorist Attacks
Kosovo police on Sunday announced the arrest of five persons suspected of planning terrorist attacks, all of whom are reportedly well known to the authorities.
Bosnian Acquitted of Going to Fight in Syria as Teenager
The Bosnian state court acquitted Jahja Vukovic of organising a terrorist group and joining terrorist organisations in Syria.
After Terror Sentence, Islamic Evangelist Released to a Much-Changed Bosnia
Salafi preacher Husein Bilal Bosnic was convicted of recruiting people to go and fight for Islamic State, but while he was in prison, the Islamist militant group was defeated in...
Bosnian Woman Charged With Financing ISIL Terrorism
Prosecutors say Sena Hamzabegovic collected cash and took it herself to Syria to Bosnians fighting for Islamic State in the Middle East.
Genocide Denied, War Criminals Praised on TikTok: Report
A new report warns that videos that praise war criminals like Ratko Mladic and deny the Srebrenica genocide and the Holocaust are being posted on the TikTok video-sharing platform.
Welcome Home? ISIS Returnees Test Balkan Countries’ Ability to Reintegrate
The recent repatriation of families of ISIS fighters to Kosovo, Albania and North Macedonia poses a tough challenge to all three countries to rehabilitate them back into society.
Bosnian Education System Failing to Spot Radicalisation of Pupils
Experts say that the radicalisation of minors is becoming an increasingly challenging problem for Bosnia and Herzegovina, as schools lack the expertise and resources to tackle it and the authorities’...