Albanian journalist threatened by ISISTirana, 16 June 2015 (MIA) - Aurora Koromani, journalist with the Albanian Gazeta Shqiptare daily newspaper, has allegedly received a death threat from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Albanian media report that Koromani was threatened initially via Facebook, but later through text messages and phone calls into her office.
Koromani had reported extensively on the recruitment of Albanian Muslims to travel to Syria and Iraq and join the notorious Islamist group. Her reporting even, allegedly, helped prosecute some of the organizers. This is believed to be the main reason for the threats Koromani is receiving.
It's estimated that hundreds of Sunni Muslim Albanians have travelled from the Balkans to the Middle East to join ISIS. Dozens have been reported as killed in fighting.
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