Jihadism

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias reiterated on Tuesday that Turkey is a regional troublemaker, acting outside the limits of international law.

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias reiterated on Tuesday that Turkey is a regional troublemaker, acting outside the limits of international law.

Bulgarian was sentenced to seven years in prison in Austria after plans for a terrorist attack were discovered, the France press reported, referring to the prosecutor's office, reports Darik. 
 
The 24-year-old man returned from Syria in 2015.
 

Europol's latest report on the terrorist threat in the EU says one of main threats to the countries of the Western Balkans is the return home of foreign terrorist fighters, FTFs.

Over the next two years, terrorism convicts will walk free from European prisons by the dozens - more than 200 inmates who largely formed the first wave of jihadist streaming to Syria and Iraq, dreaming of an Islamic caliphate not yet established.

The terrorist threat in France remains "very high," according to the Paris public prosecutor. He said the threat used to come from the outside, but is currently rooted "within" the country, making the fight against it even harder.

Nearly 6,000 Africans who participated in Middle East fights may return to Africa, warned African Union (AU) Peace and Security Commissioner, Smail Shergi, quoted by the France press.

A few weeks before Thursday’s attack in Barcelona, the Islamic State’s main online magazine posted an illustrated article with advice on acquiring a special kind of truck — specifically, the kind best suited for mowing down large numbers of pedestrians.

Sunni Jihadist group Islamic State  threatened Shia Iran with new terrorist attacks in the capital Tehran, Reuters reported.

Iraq will return with an important role on the political map of the Middle East, Prof. Vladimir Chukov, an Arab World expert, told FOCUS Radio's morning show.