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Group of illegal Iraqi migrants seek asylum in Serbia
BELGRADE - The Smederevo police found on motorway E75 on Monday 22 Iraqi citizens without personal documents, who requested asylum in Serbia, the Interior Ministry has said.
The group was moving along the motorway towards Belgrade on foot, the statement says.
Police find another group of illegal migrants
Police find another group of illegal migrants
BELGRADE -- The Serbian police have discovered a group of 15 foreign nationals who carried no personal documents on a highway near the town of Velika Plana.
The daily Blic writes that they are citizens of Syria, who told the officers that they avoided border crossings and crossed to Serbia from Macedonia on foot.
Macedonia, Croatia intensify military co-operation
Macedonia, Croatia intensify military co-operation
The two countries will conduct expert exchanges, and Croatia will have access to the pilot training centre in Skopje.
Macedonia Defence Minister Zoran Jolevski (left) and Croatian Defence Minister Ante Kotromanovic met in Skopje earlier this month. [Miki Trajkovski/SETimes]
MUP looking for organisers of migrant trafficking
BELGRADE - Members of the Serbian Ministry of Interior Affairs (MUP) are trying to establish the circumstances of the accident near Leskovac, southern Serbia, which inflicted light and serious injuries to 42 illegal migrants early on Tuesday, Deputy Head of the Border Police Administration Dragan Gligoric stated.
Western Balkans continue co-operation against terrorism, extremism
Western Balkans continue co-operation against terrorism, extremism
Experts point to the importance of regional and international co-operation among prosecutors in the fight against terrorism and extremism.
Co-operation between law enforcement officials in the region is a necessary part of fighting organised crime and terrorism, experts said. [AFP]