[2] Explosives, weapons, electronic equipment, and material related to extremist religious groups were seized during the raids following the arrests.
[3][needs update] The suspects, planning "synchronized terror attacks," were receiving orders from Islamic State member Lavdrim Muhaxheri.
Media reports state that Kosovo government institutions and Serbian Orthodox Church sites were potential targets.
[5] Among the planned targets were the Israel national football team and their supporters during the Albania–Israel World Cup qualifying match.
that this first active involvement of Albania in the fighting against ISIS in Iraq was triggered by the failed terror attack on Albanian soil three months earlier.