5. May 2017.
The Bosnian authorities need to explain what they want from their partnership with NATO, particularly on security issues and fighting violent extremism, the political adviser at the US Mission to NATO told BIRN.
Terrorism
28. March 2017.
Because of a lack of resources, Bosnians convicted of fighting for radical Islamist groups abroad are not helped to ‘deradicalise’ in jail or to reintegrate into society after their release.
19. December 2016.
Nedzad Mujic, alias Ebu Mubarek, sentenced to one year in prison for giving financial and other types of support to Islamic State fighters, paid a fine instead of serving his entire jail term.
16. November 2016.
Travelers to Europe from non-EU Balkan states will have to undergo new online security checks before they can proceed, if the Commission’s plan is adopted.
18. July 2016.
With no systems in place to shield the young from Islamist radicalization, it is up to parents and NGOs to win them back.
1. July 2016.
Returnee fighters from Syria and Iraq pose “biggest threat”, says Bosnia’s security minister, yet officials confirm intelligence-sharing between the divided state’s police agencies is slow or even non-existent.
4. May 2016.
Ibrahim Delic, who fought alongside mujahideen troops in the Bosnian war and is now on trial for taking part in the Syrian conflict, says anger over the suffering in the Middle East made him travel there.
3. March 2016.
Tourism companies are blaming a fall in the number of visitors to Sarajevo at the beginning of 2016 on media reports of terrorist threats to Bosnia.
12. February 2016.
The villagers in Osve near Maglaj, who are under constant scrutiny for alleged terrorist ties, claim they are not radicals and only want to live ‘an Islamic life’.
21. January 2016.
A 29-year-old, flying back from Turkey, was arrested at Sarajevo airport on suspicion of having fought for Islamic State terrorists.
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