SAA event in Skopje area, Republic of North Macedonia on Tue 29th September 2026

29th September 2026

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#ISIS flag, automatic rifles, a sniper, pistols, ammo, radios, phones, and significant amounts of cash in local and foreign currency were seized in #Skopje after #NorthMacedonia’s Interior Ministry and National Security Agency (ANB) detained 5 people in raids on a group accused of #terrorism-related activity and illegal arms trafficking.

- Police claims K.I. (34) was connected to an ISIS branch and allegedly indoctrinated young people while spreading extremist propaganda.

- Together with B.A. (24) and E.S. (30), he is also accused of unauthorized possession and trafficking of weapons and ammunition.

- Searches were conducted at 12 locations in Skopje (Čair, and the villages of Singelić and Brest) involving 6 individuals.

- Per ANB the network is a religious-radical group tied to transnational crime, including extortion, kidnapping, usury, drug trafficking, and weapons dealing.

- Most members follow radical imams who promote international terrorist organizations, and some of those arrested have close links to foreign terrorist fighters from North Macedonia and the Western #Balkans.

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Republic of North Macedonia (MKD)

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