Identification, Regional Co-operation Will Stem Threat of Extremists

Militants from the Balkans who go to Syria to join opposition forces present a regional security threat when they return home, experts said.

By Ivana Jovanovic, Linda Karadaku and Miki Trajkovski for Southeast European Times in Belgrade, Tirana and Skopje — 28/10/13

Security experts are warning about the threat posed by hundreds of Balkan citizens who have joined opposition fighters in Syria, saying that radicalised fighters will likely present a threat for their countries when they return home.

Rebel fighters take position on a front line in the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus. There are estimated to be more than 400 Balkan militants fighting in Syria. [AFP]

Rebel fighters take position on a front line in the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus. There are estimated to be more than 400 Balkan militants fighting in Syria. [AFP]

The Serbian police office that monitors and researches terrorism told SETimes the Syrian war is a concern for the region.

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