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The US Department of State has released its annual report on world terrorism, the essence of which is that during 2020, the United States and its partners made great and significant progress against terrorist organizations, but the threat of terrorism has become more widespread. geographically in regions around the world.
The section on Albania states that the country continued to strongly support international efforts against terrorism in 2020 and contributed to the Global Coalition to defeat ISIS.
The threat of terrorism in Albania includes foreign fighters returning from Iraq and Syria and the efforts of ISIS sympathizers to radicalize Albanian youth, as well as Iran-sponsored activity directed mainly against the Iranian opposition group Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MEK). ), whose members are sheltered in Albania.
There were no reported terrorist incidents in Albania in 2020, the report said.
Albania, it is further emphasized, pursues terrorist acts, including terrorist financing, conducting transactions with persons on the lists of those sanctioned by the United Nations, recruiting and training people to commit terrorist acts, inciting terrorist acts and setting up, directing and participation in terrorist organizations or armed conflicts abroad.
The report notes the close co-operation of the State Police Counter-Terrorism Unit and its involvement in successful operations to capture terrorists or terror suspects, noting that last year, Albania began implementing a stricter prison regime for dangerous convicts, including one convicted of recruitment for the purpose of terrorism.
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