Islamic terrorism

Czech President Milos Zeman has again warned that victory over Islamic State in the Middle East could provoke "metastases of terrorism in Europe."

Zeman also assessed that Islamic terrorism could create its own European base in Bosnia - as black flags of Islamic State already fly there, Beta reported on Friday.

Czech President Milos Zeman has again warned that victory over Islamic State in the Middle East could provoke "metastases of terrorism in Europe."

Zeman also assessed that Islamic terrorism could create its own European base in Bosnia - as black flags of Islamic State already fly there, Beta reported on Friday.

A confidential report drafted by the Greek Police (ELAS) and seen by Kathimerini reveals that more than 80 makeshift mosques in the broader Athens area have come under surveillance.

More than 50 civilian Afghans were shot dead in a joint operation between Islamic State and the Taliban, TASS reported. The bloody attack took place last night in the northern province of Sari Pull, where the forces under Kabul and local residents fought against the supporters of radical Muslim groups.

The holdover official responsible for implementing former President Barack Obama’s failed “Countering Violent Extremism” policy at the Department of Homeland Security finally resigned just before DHS Secretary John Kelly departed for the White House.

Faced with a global surge in terrorism that has included radical Islamist elements in the Balkans, most countries in the Balkan region have visibly improved counter-terrorism policies, but some still have difficulties with lack of capacities, experience, and resources, a US State Department report said.

The total number of terrorist acts around the world last year declined as well as the number of victims, with the trend continuing for a second consecutive year. Reports TASS.

The Bosniak member of Bosnia's presidency, Bakir Izetbegovic, has called on the country's institutions to protect imams [Muslim clerics] after so-called Islamic State recently its supporters to kill Bosnian Muslim religious leaders by shooting them or cutting their throats. 

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Germany is likely to see more terrorist attacks conducted by Islamist jihadists, the country's domestic intelligence chief has said while presenting an annual report which analyses threats to the state from all forms of extremism.

Germany should brace for further attacks given growing numbers of potential Islamist militants, top security officials warned on Tuesday, vowing to step up efforts to prosecute, convict and deport suspects.