Kosovo at Risk of Attacks by Returning ISIS - report

Kosovo's government considers the possibility of attacks by Islamic State fighters returning from Iraq and Syria one of the main threats to national security, according to a new strategy document.

Around 300 Kosovars have gone to Syria and Iraq since 2012 to fight with the Islamic State group for the establishment of a caliphate ruled by Islamic law. Some 70 have been killed but many, including women and children, are still believed to be in the conflict zone, despite the group's expulsion from almost all the population centers it had held.

The document, "State Strategy Against Terrorism and Action Plan 2018-2022," was posted on a government website on Friday.

It said potential threats included "attacks by members of terrorist organizations through foreign terrorist fighters, inactive cells, but also by sympathizers and supporters who may be inspired to commit...