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The Story of an 18-Year-Old Albanian Recruited by Isis in Syria: My Father Was Killed, I Saw massacres...

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Albanian children who fell prey to recruitment by Jihad extremists have shared for the first time detailed accounts of their traumatic experiences, after being influenced by their parents and radical imams. One of them, Abdi, a boy who was only 8 years old when he was sent to Syria by his parents, told Top Channel journalist Anila Hoxha details about his experience. "I remember that my father fought against the Kurds and was killed by them, and …

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Albanian children who fell prey to recruitment by Jihad extremists have shared for the first time detailed accounts of their traumatic experiences, after being influenced by their parents and radical imams. One of them, Abdi, a boy who was only 8 years old when he was sent to Syria by his parents, told Top Channel journalist Anila Hoxha details about his experience. "I remember that my father fought against the Kurds and was killed by them, and …

In 2012-2012, dozens of families from Albania emigrated to Middle Eastern countries, mainly to Syria, where they joined the Islamic State. It is learned that there are 17 Albanian children in Syria waiting to be repatriated from the country......

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Bota Sot broke the news in on Sunday, March 15, 2026.
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