SAA

SAA event in Vlorë County, Sarandë area, Albania on Tue 4th August 2026

4th August 2026

The source material and subsequent headlines on METIS are collated by our system and taken direct from source. The opinions and views expressed in these source articles and source headlines are not the views and opinions of METIS or its employees.

METIS is not able to substantiate the veracity of sources or check misinformation in real-time. Our analysis is based on currently reported information and may change as new information becomes available.

Police prevented a planned assassination and arrested five men, aged 32, 26, 31, 20 and 21. Two of them were caught in the act as they were taking two pistols, military ammunition and a silencer out of a vehicle while lying in ambush in an unlit area. Police seized the two pistols, the military ammunition, the silencer and two vehicles. The suspects, aged 26 and 32, have criminal records. The other three men, who were with them, were arrested for failure to report a crime, and the investigation continued to identify the intended target.

Contextual analysis

Analysing the event count by highlighting the presence of munition categories over a six-month data period.

Enterprise

Understand the complete picture with an Enterprise account.

Learn more

Information sources

Discussion and media of this event has been extracted from all sources.

Enterprise

Country information

Click to view more information about the country and see more information on conflicts occuring in that region.

Albania (ALB)

Vlorë County ( Sarandë area )

Discover more

Events using similar munitions or platforms and those that happen within a recent time line and proximity are displayed below.

Enterprise

Understand the complete picture with an Enterprise account.

Learn more