UK condemns Muslim Brotherhood in break from Obama administration, by Adam Shaw

The UK describes the Muslim Brotherhood as "extremist" with "terror ties".

A British Government report, ordered by the UK Prime Minister David Cameron found that the Muslim Brotherhood worldwide movement is "an extremist network responsible for indoctrination, radicalization" and described it as "with ties to Jihadists." 

This first comprehensive Government report on the Muslim Brotherhood took many months to be produced by many Government and private sector experts and analysts, with the assistance of inteligence and foreign policy offices. This would be the first NATO member and member of the UN Security Council to declare the Ikhwan as a Terror linked group, shortof designating it as terror entity. 

The Brotherhood have been designated as Terrorist organization by Egypt, the UAE, Bahrain, and before them by Saudi Arabia. Jordan deals with them as with terror links. The British report could have an effect on the position of Russia and China as well as France, all three affected by Jihadi terrorism.
Observers have already noted that the British position is diametrically opposed to the position of the Obama Administration, but in line with the majority in Congress position which is considering several bills to designate the Ikhwan as terror group. 


The consequences of a US designation, which is not expected to occur for the one year remaining under the present Administration, will affect the statuse of several Ikhwan fronts operating on US soil as lobbies or so-called "civil rights" groups.

Nexus between Terrorism and Organized Crime

Nexus between Terrorism and Organized Criminal groups from the Balkans as threat to EU Security


By Ioannis Michaletos & Darko Trifunovic

Preface

Nowadays in the South East Europe, the existence of terrorist cells and safe havens is a real threat to the stability and coherence of the region and for entire Europe indirectly. It is more than certain that the local leaderships will soon have to cooperate in order to relieve the much torn-apart South East Europe from this 21st menace.

Bosnia facing Islamic extremism, by Ioannis Michaletos

Austria-Bosnia nexus

Vienna has long been the center of Wahhabism in the Balkans.

Austria, after the terrorist attacks in Paris, got into the spotlight due to the activities of radical Islamists. Vienna has also long been the Wahhabi center in the former Yugoslavia, with an epicenter the mosque "Sahab" in the seventh district of the city.

Το "Ισλαμικό Κράτος" στην Ελλάδα, του Ιωάννη Μιχαλέτου

Η Ελλάδα βρίσκεται αντιμέτωπη με μια νέα πρόσκληση, αυτή της αντιμετώπιση του "Ισλαμικού Κράτους" (Ι.Κ.) εν μέσω μίας μη-ευνοϊκής συγκυρίας, εξαιτίας των τρομοκρατικών επιθέσεων στο Παρίσι, της πίεσης από κράτη μέλη της Ε.Ε. για την αποβολή της χώρας από τη ζώνη Σένγκεν, παραλλήλως με ένα άνευ προηγουμένου ρεύμα μετεγκατάστασης πληθυσμού από τη Συρία προς την Ευρώπη.

Bosnia And Kosovo High On List Of Citizens Joining Islamic State, by B92

Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) is “the fourth in the world” when it comes to the number of its residents who have joined Islamic State (IS/ISIS/ISIL), Beta is quoting British media.
According to this, this year 92 citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina joined the terrorist organization, B92 reports.

“Kosovo is in fifth place with 83 fighters,” said the reports, adding that Jordan, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia were all “in front of Bosnia” on this list, while Belgium was ranked the highest among EU members.

Bosnia-Herzegovina has been marked as a country through which weapons are smuggled, Security Minister Dragan Mektic has confirmed, saying he received this information come after the attacks in Paris. Bosnia is also mentioned as a place for money laundering, although it has a law in force to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.

On the other hand, regional N1 broadcaster said it learned from the country’s law enforcement agency SIPA there was no information that any members of IS were located in the territory of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

The money raised in mosques in Britain and used to finance IS is laundered trough accounts in Bosnia-Herzegovina, according to media reports.

Turkey and the refugee wave into Europe, by Ioannis Michaletos

Turkey's leverage and EU's aphasia

Attacks in Paris: points of interest, by Ioannis Michaletos

Several points of interest on the recent terrorist attack in France