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Draft Strategy of IntMin Points to Real Threat of Terrorist Attack in Bulgaria

In a draft strategy on countering terrorism and radicalisation, the Interior Ministry states that Bulgaria is a potential target of terrorists.

According to the strategy, there is a real threat of a terrorist attack in the country and one of the reasons for this threat is the extreme poverty and social exclusion of a large number of Bulgarian citizens.

Islamists plan to conquer territory "from Spain to China"

The extremist organization Islamic State plans to conquer the Middle East, North Africa, parts of Europe, all in the next five years, claims BBC journalist Andrew Hosken.

Russia Sparks Row over International Role in Bosnia

Senad Sepic, one of the MPs from the leading Bosniak Party of Democratic Action, SDA, reacted angrily to the proposal by the Russian ambassador, Petr Ivantsov, who suggested that the international supervision of the country should end.

A new era for Turkey's military

Turkey?s top soldier is assuming his responsibilities at a very critical time. Amid a civil war in nearby Syria, a possible land offensive in Iraq against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the surge of outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) attacks inside Turkey, Gen. Hulusi Akar will be juggling many balls while delicately handling domestic politics.

Bosnia Sacks Convicted State Security Chief

Goran Zubac, the director of the State Investigation and Protection Agency, SIPA, was dismissed from his position by the state government on Wednesday after the appeals chamber of Bosnia's state court confirmed a ruling that he was guilty of refusing to dispatch his units to support other police agencies during violent protests in February 2014.

Bosnia's Federation to Vote on Labour Law Reform

The House of Representatives of Bosnia's Federation entity is due to vote late Friday on the new labour law - part of the reform agenda that Bosnia's leaders have agreed with the international community and one of the conditions for getting a new loan from the International Monetary Fund and reopening Bosnia's path towards eventual EU membership.

Bosnian minister "not satisfied" with Potocari probe

Bosnia-Herzegovina Security Minister Dragan Mektic says he is "not satisfied with the ongoing investigation into the attack on Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic."

The incident took place at the Memorial Center in Potocari on July 11.

Thousands Protest Against New Bosnian Labour Law

The protesters gathered in front of the Federation entity parliament in Sarajevo on Thursday, calling on lawmakers not to adopt the new legislation.

Roderick Moore to Serve as Interim U.S. Charg? d'Affaires in Sofia

The U.S. Embassy in Sofia announced on Wednesady that Roderick Moore will assume duties as the interim charge d'affaires on August 5.

Moore, who was deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy to Bulgaria in 2000-2003, will serve in the new position until the latter part of this year, the embassy said in a statement.

ISIS Poses Threat to Balkans, Ministers Say

Interior ministers from the three Balkan countries held a meeting in Podgorica on Tuesday to discuss the threat from radical Islamist movements in the region and ways to prevent it through joint efforts.

"We have agreed that we will not allow terrorism to spread across the region and that we are ready to destroy it," Bosnian Interior Minister Dragan Mektic told reporters.

A deep security gap over local ISIL members

Years ago, when I was working for daily Radikal, I and our Ankara representative, Murat Yetkin, had a chat with a top-level security official. At those times, there was al-Qaeda. That official said, ?Turkey is catching dozens of al-Qaeda members each month and we are handing them over to our international interlocutors in appropriate ways.? Then he added this was strictly off the record.

Bosniaks Veto Bosnian Serb Courts Referendum

Bosniak delegates to the Council of Peoples in the Republika Srpska assembly on Thursday used their veto powers to block the assembly's decision last week to hold a referendum on the authority of the state judicial institutions and the Office of the High Representative.