The Hidden Army Of Radical Islam
Sky News has obtained evidence of hundreds of radical Islamic Holy warriors hiding in Bosnia, a decade after the end of the war. Tim Marshall went to Zenica in search of answers. He found a growing radicalisation, and a new base for Al Qaeda.
Zenica has been the home for revolutionary Jihadists since 1992. In that year a meeting in Khartoum, Sudan, involving OBLaden and Hasan al-Turabi laid the groundwork for activity in both Somalia and the Balkans. In the Sudan Mohammed Hassanein was named to take control of action in the Balkans. He had alredy formed the Third World Relief Agency, and with more funding it began to sponsor the movement of Jihadists to Zenica and sites in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Muwafaq Brigade that operated from there was "officially" disbanded in 1996. However, many jihadists had married local girls, and many decided to stay on in Muslim Bosnia where President Izetbegovic offered them a safe haven. And there they are today.