According to BIRN, BiH lags behind the rest of the region in terms of its anti-terrorism strategy, including how to handle fighters returning from wars abroad. railing its Western Balkan
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Bosnian pleads guilty for joining ISIS in Syria, gets two years and 6 months – FENA
The Court of BiH sentenced Emir Alisic to two and a half years in prison for joining ISIS in Syria after the accused pleaded guilty. Read more here.
Bosnia sentences former Islamic State fighter to prison after his confession – N1
The Court of BiH on Wednesday sentenced a former Islamic State fighter to three and a half years in prison after he reached a deal with prosecutors and confessed that
EU removes Bosnia from list of high-risk countries for financing terrorism – N1
The BiH Justice Ministry said the EU has removed BiH from the list of high-risk countries with weak anti-terrorism financing regimes and that the decision enters into force Thursday. Bosnia’s justice ministry
Balkan States Find Prosecuting Terrorism a Challenge – BIRN
BIRN reports on the difficulties Western Balkans countries are having in dealing with foreign fighters who have returned or are expected to return. The report notes that BiH “sentenced foreign fighters