A Bosniak man identified as Ebu Tejma was arrested in 2014 in Austria for allegedly recruiting fighters for the Islamic State group. This week an Austrian court sentenced him to
Category: Current Developments
US Praises BiH Role in IS Fight – SRNA
US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Michael Carpenter visited BiH officials in Sarajevo this week, where he discussed cooperation in the global effort to combat the Islamic State organization. Carpenter
RS Parties Approve Referendum on Holiday – SRNA
The RS National Assembly voted unanimously today to organize a referendum on the entity’s national holiday. Last year the BiH Constitutional Court issued a decision calling the holiday discriminatory toward
Bosniak Officials Stand Firm on IMF Delay – BalkanInsight
Federation prime minister Fadil Novalic and BiH Council of Ministers chair Denis Zvizdic continue to refuse to sign a final agreement on a long-awaited loan from the IMF. The budgets
IMF Delays Loan Due to Federation Stalling – Reuters
The International Monetary Fund announced today that it would delay the final approval of its $608 million loan agreement for BiH. BiH and the entities need the money to meet