Nusret Imamović
Nusret Imamović (26 September 1971) is a Bosnian Islamist leader. He is the founder of the Salafist community in Gornja Maoča.
Biography
Imamović was born in Lipovica near Kalesija. He studied at the Gazi Husrev-begova Medresa. During the Bosnian War from 1992 to 1995, Imaović was a member of the Bosnian mujahideen who fought for the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the end of the war, Imamović went to the United Arab Emirates, where he earned a degree in Sharia law. After his studies, he returned to Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]
For some time he lived in Zavidovići and in 2006 moved to Gornja Maoča where he established a Salafist community. In 2013, he went to Syria to fight in the civil war against the Syrian government as a member of the Al-Nusra Front. The last reports state that he lives in the northern area of the Idlib Governorate in Syria.[1]
The Syrian civil war divided the Salafist community in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with one side led by Imammović supporting the Al-Nusra Front, while the other, led by Bilal Bosnić supported the Islamic State.[2]
In 2014, the United States Department of State listed Imamović on their list of most-wanted terrorists.[2]
Footnotes
References
- Aščić, M (9 February 2021). "Najtraženiji terorista Nusret Imamović nalazi se u Idlibu?!" [The most wanted terrorist is lcated in Idlib?!]. Dnevni avaz. Sarajevo. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- "Vođa vehabija: Ovog je Bosanca State Department uvrstio na popis deset najtraženijih terorista" [The Wahabbi leader: Tis Bosnian was designated on the list of the most wanted terrorists by the State Department]. Jutarnji list. Zagreb. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2022.