Wednesday, 2 april 2025.
Paramilitaries from Ukraine Conflict Plan Russian Election Run
Leaders of the Union of Donbas Volunteers, which has recruited paramilitary volunteers from the Balkans to fight for Moscow-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine, are hoping to run in alliance...
Psychiatrist Says Syria Terrorism Defendant Suffered Psychologically
A prosecution expert witness told the trial of Jahja Vukovic, who is accused of joining terrorist military units in Syria, that being exposed to armed conflict as a minor affected...
Syria Defendant Seen ‘Uniformed and Armed’, Say Witnesses
Prosecution witnesses’ statements read out at the trial of alleged fighter Milarem Berbic claimed they saw him armed and wearing a uniform while he was in Syria, but that they...
BIRN Launches Balkan Terrorism and Foreign Fighters Database
BIRN’s unique new database includes court verdicts handed down in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia for domestic terrorism and for going abroad to fight in the...
Republika Srpska Probe of Terrorism Financing Suspect Continues
The Republic Public Prosecutor’s Office in Bosnia’s Serb-dominated Republika Srpska entity said it is still conducting an investigation into Zikrija Krkic for allegedly financing terrorism, after a Norwegian court jailed...
Bosnian Investigators Probed Suspected Video of Terrorism Defendant
Prosecution witnesses told the trial of Jahja Vukovic, who is accused of going to fight for the so-called Islamic State in Syria, how they investigated a suspicious video posted on...
Balkan States Under Pressure to Prosecute Financiers of Terrorism
Since hundreds of Balkan extremists went abroad to fight for Islamic State and other militant groups, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia have come under increased international...
Bosnian Prosecutor Seeks Turkish Verdict on Islamic State Suspect
The state prosecution said it is expecting court documents to arrive from Turkey about Begzad Spahic, who is suspected of joining the so-called Islamic State, to see whether he has...
Cyber-Attacks a Growing Threat to Unprepared Balkan States
Balkans states might be prepared on paper, but in practice they are struggling to confront the growing threat from cyber-attacks. Bosnia doesn’t have a state-level strategy.
Bosnia Prepares Report on Counter-Terrorism Strategy Implementation
The Security Ministry of Bosnia and Herzegovina has started collecting information for its final report on the implementation of the Action Plan for the Strategy for Preventing and Countering Terrorism,...