Ridvan Haqifi (1990 – 8 February 2017), also known by the nom de guerre Abu Muqatil al-Kosovo, was a Kosovo Albanian Islamic State (IS) leader and recruiter of ethnic Albanian jihadi foreign fighters fighting in Syria and in Iraq.
[2] He was a close associate with fellow Kosovo Albanian Lavdrim Muhaxheri.
[3] Both Haqifi and Muhaxheri were proteges of radical Kosovar Imam Zekerija Qazimi,[4] who was found guilty and jailed for ten years in May 2016.
They planned to attack the Israeli football team during a match in Albania.
Media reports state that Kosovo government institutions, and Serbian Orthodox Church sites were potential targets.