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Jihadists Find Convenient Base in Bosnia

By Evan Kohlmann

While the attention of the world community is locked on Iraq and Afghanistan, an old foe may be once again stirring to life in central Bosnia-Herzegovina.  High-ranking foreign terrorist operatives previously responsible for attempted attacks in the United States (including a failed Millenium bomb plot at Los Angeles International Airport) are now back in the Balkans, active once again in the local network of ex-mujahideen left over from the Bosnian civil war.  For more, read Sherrie Gossett's CNSNews article today, "Jihadists Find Convenient Base in Bosnia."

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