Tag: ISIS

In a police raid carried out by the Ministry of Interior (MOI) of North Macedonia, in cooperation with the National Security Agency (NSA), and by order of the Basic Public Prosecutor's Office for Prosecuting Organised Crime and Corruption (BPPO-POCC), three terrorists who organized themselves upon ISIS' model and have conspired terrorist actions, were arrested yesterday. During the arrests, explosive...

Seven Macedonian citizens, former fighters of the Islamic State who were fighting in Syria, and in August, last year were repatriated to the country, today confessed their guilt, announced the Public Prosecutor's Office. "Today, at the Main Court Skopje 1, at the main hearing, seven Macedonian citizens accused of participating in a foreign army, paramilitary or paramilitary formations, entered guilty...

The MoI must clarify the situation, especially on the danger from the supporters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the country, because a lame statement causes either panic or mistrust among the public, experts say. Pavle Trajanov, former Interior minister, believes that the situation should have been clarified "in some form," and retired Colonel Blagoja Markovski,...

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimtrov will pay a working visit to Washington, USA today and tomorrow, where he will meet with representatives from the US administration, the Congress and the think tank community. Dimitrov is set to address a tribune dedicated to the future of Macedonia and Southeast Europe, organized by the Atlantic Council of the United States. Also, at the invitation...

In the following days, the Ministry of Interior, during the Easter holidays will strengthen security measures throughout the country, due to the global terrorist threats from the Islamic State (ISIS), who are also targeting Balkan countries, including Macedonia, said this afternoon the MOI. “Given the global terrorist threat, who target religious buildings (like the recent attacks in Egypt), have been...

In a police operation which was carried out early this morning in Skopje and Tetovo, four people have been arrested, and another three are still at large, while all of them are suspected of being former fighters of ISIS, reports the Public Prosecution. “The prosecutor in charge of the case from the Public Prosecutor's Office for persecuting Organized Crime and...

Officers of the State Agency for Investigation and Protection of BiH (SIPA) arrested three people who were found with weapons and even a flag of the Islamic State. SIPA said it raided three premises in three different locations , which is part of a police operation called "Damascus". Its aims is to detect people who are suspected to have links...

At least seven Kosovo citizens who fought for the of the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq (ISIS) in Syria, three weeks ago returned to the Balkans and took refuge in the region of Skopje, reports the Kosovo daily "Koha Ditore". Relying on information from intelligence agencies, including the Kosovo intelligence services, the newspaper writes that the jihadists who had returned...

President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, called for calm after Turkey, a candidate for European Union membership, took down a Russian war jet on the Syrian border.   "In this dangerous moment, after the crash of the Russian plane, we all need to have cool heads and calm remain calm," wrote        former Prime Minister of Poland on...

Turkish intelligence officials have failed so far to identify the perpetrators of the terrorist attack on the pro-Kurdish Peace march in Ankara, which killed nearly 100 people and injured twice as many. The two blasts, which were caused by suicide bombers targeted the peace protest near the railway station in Ankara. According to the latest death toll, this is the deadliest...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, refused to attend the UN General Assembly, a key meeting on the fight against ISIS, because of Macedonia. Neither Mr Tsipras, nor his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias attended the meeting on the fight against terrorism, organized by US President Barack Obama because Macedonia participated under its constitutional name. Sources from the Prime Minister's office emphasized...

Guidelines and warnings of possible retaliatory action in the police operation in Kumanovo on 9th of May and increased level of security measures contained in the guidance telegram which the Ministry of Interior sent to senior officials in the ministry, is still in force, confirmed Deputy Minister of Public Relations at the Ministry of Interior Ivo Kotevski for META. -...

Russian President Vladimir Putin phoned US President Barack Obama. The two presidents discussed the negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, the situation in Syria, as well as the need to deal with members of the Islamic state. President Obama stressed the need to maintain the truce in Ukraine. Otherwise, since February, this is the first phone conversation between the two presidents.

"The Ministry of Interior (MOI) monitors the security situation and all incoming announcements, knowledge and information, and, if necessary, the Ministry is ready to act," stated Deputy Minister of Public Relations at the Ministry of Interior Ivo Kotevski for META in connection with the information published by Albanian and Kosovo media for alleged terrorist attacks that members of the...

Along with actual gunfights in Paris and the counterterrorist actions that later followed in Germany, France and Belgium, in which several extremists were killed and arrested, a fierce military propaganda is led online by jihadists who control the territory of the Islamic State. Extreme Islamists fighting in Iraq and Syria intensively use the Internet, social networks and sophisticated Internet techniques...