SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia's state police have detained six people on terrorism charges connected to the conflicts in Iraq and Syria.
The suspects were detained Tuesday night and Wednesday morning in six locations, including the capital, Sarajevo, by officers from Bosnia’s domestic intelligence body, the State Investigation and Protection Agency.
In a statement, SIPA said the suspects are thought to be associated with the financing, organization and the recruitment of Bosnians traveling to Syria and Iraq to participate in armed conflicts in both countries, fighting on the side of "radical terrorist groups and organizations."
The detainees have also been accused of the "financing, organizing and recruitment of Bosnians to go to Syria and Iraq, as well as participating in armed conflicts in Syria and Iraq."
Sixteen people were detained by SIPA in “Operation Damascus” last September and accused of financing, organizing and recruiting Bosnians to fight in Syria and Iraq.
The suspects are to be questioned at the Prosecutor's Office after an official criminal investigation by SIPA concludes.
