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	'''Gornja Maoča''' is a village in ] municipality, ].		'''Gornja Maoča''' is a village in northeastern ] that territorially belongs to the ] municipality, ] in the ]. It is in the Majevic mountain range, located directly south from the village of Maoča. The name of the village can be translated as "Upper Maoča".

			== Geography ==
			Gornja Maoča is a mountainous village located in ], a low mountain range in northeastern Bosnia.

			== History ==
			The village was formerly known as '''Karavlasi''' ({{lang-sr-cyr\|Каравласи}}). In 1944 a massacre that was operated by members of the ] resulted in the killing of 25 people. The victims were of ] descent.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://vh1.nethosting.com/~lituchy/victim_search.php?field=origin&searchtype=contains&data=tuzlanska&submit=Go\|title=Jasenovac Research Institute\|website=vh1.nethosting.com\|access-date=2020-02-24\|archive-date=2015-11-20\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120020036/https://vh1.nethosting.com/~lituchy/victim_search.php?field=origin&searchtype=contains&data=tuzlanska&submit=Go\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

			After the ] in the 1990s it was populated by foreign and domestic ], the majority of whom participated in the war as members of the ] (''El Mudžahid'').

			==Alleged links to extremism==
			After being the focus of a lot of local and international media attention, allegations of extremist links and potential terrorist hideout and logistical base and "launching pad", issue culminated in winter 2010.<ref name="G-Maoca-Mueller-RFE">{{cite news \|title=The True Aims Of Bosnia's 'Operation Light' \|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/The_True_Aims_Of_Bosnias_Operation_Light/1954254.html \|accessdate=28 June 2018 \|work=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty \|date=12 February 2010 \|language=en}}</ref>
			Upon visit in November 2009 ] ] conveyed his and US government concerns about Wahhabis in the village of Gornja Maoča to Bosnia and Herzegovina security chiefs. On 2 February 2010 village was raided<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8493855.stm\|title=Bosnia police raid Muslim village\|date=2010-02-02\|access-date=2018-05-19\|language=en-GB}}</ref> by "hundreds" of police officers from 11 different law enforcement agencies. Action lasted for ten hours and resulted with "seven people" being arrested and the seizure of "some arms and ammunition", several cell phones and computers were also seized, as well as some audio and video material.<ref name="G-Maoca-Mueller-RFE"/>

			By taking into account extent of the operation, and media frenzy around the village and consequent raid itself, the result was deemed unimpressive: as U.S. diplomats familiar with the case put it afterwards, and according to ] (RFE/RL):
			<blockquote>"(B)ased on the stuff police are pulling out of there, the Salafis from Gornja Maoca do seem a bit like amateurs."<ref name="G-Maoca-Mueller-RFE"/></blockquote>

			However, following these events around Gornja Maoča the German government, until then adamant in opposing ] liberalization for Bosnia, expressed its readiness to intensify assistance to government and security agencies, so that following ] report can be positive and Bosnia granted a non-visa regime.<ref name="G-Maoca-Mueller-RFE"/>

			== See also ==
			* ]
			* ]

			== References ==
			;Notes
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			;News reports
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			* {{cite news \|last=Rathfelder \|first=Erich \|title=Bosnien: Razzia in der Hochburg der Islamisten \|url=http://diepresse.com/home/politik/aussenpolitik/537079/Bosnien_Razzia-in-der-Hochburg-der-Islamisten \|language=German \|newspaper=Die Presse \|date=2 February 2010 \|accessdate=28 March 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402114203/http://diepresse.com/home/politik/aussenpolitik/537079/Bosnien_Razzia-in-der-Hochburg-der-Islamisten \|archive-date=2 April 2015 \|url-status=dead }}
			{{Request quotation\|date=June 2018}}
			{{refend}}

			== External links ==
			* {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121121225603/http://www.vice.com/the-vice-guide-to-travel/the-vice-to-the-balkans-part-5 \|date=2012-11-21 }}
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Latest revision as of 20:00, 6 August 2024

Village in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Gornja Maoča
Village
Gornja Maoča
Coordinates: 44°43′51″N 18°37′51″E / 44.73083°N 18.63083°E / 44.73083; 18.63083
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton	Srebrenik
Government
• Leader	Nusret Imamović
Population
• Total	c. 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Gornja Maoča is a village in northeastern Bosnia that territorially belongs to the Srebrenik municipality, Tuzla Canton in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is in the Majevic mountain range, located directly south from the village of Maoča. The name of the village can be translated as "Upper Maoča".

Geography

Gornja Maoča is a mountainous village located in Majevica, a low mountain range in northeastern Bosnia.

History

The village was formerly known as Karavlasi (Serbian Cyrillic: Каравласи). In 1944 a massacre that was operated by members of the 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) resulted in the killing of 25 people. The victims were of Boyash descent.

After the Bosnian War in the 1990s it was populated by foreign and domestic Wahhabists, the majority of whom participated in the war as members of the Bosnian mujahideen (El Mudžahid).

Alleged links to extremism

After being the focus of a lot of local and international media attention, allegations of extremist links and potential terrorist hideout and logistical base and "launching pad", issue culminated in winter 2010. Upon visit in November 2009 FBI Director Robert Mueller conveyed his and US government concerns about Wahhabis in the village of Gornja Maoča to Bosnia and Herzegovina security chiefs. On 2 February 2010 village was raided by "hundreds" of police officers from 11 different law enforcement agencies. Action lasted for ten hours and resulted with "seven people" being arrested and the seizure of "some arms and ammunition", several cell phones and computers were also seized, as well as some audio and video material.

By taking into account extent of the operation, and media frenzy around the village and consequent raid itself, the result was deemed unimpressive: as U.S. diplomats familiar with the case put it afterwards, and according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL):

"(B)ased on the stuff police are pulling out of there, the Salafis from Gornja Maoca do seem a bit like amateurs."

However, following these events around Gornja Maoča the German government, until then adamant in opposing visa liberalization for Bosnia, expressed its readiness to intensify assistance to government and security agencies, so that following European Commission report can be positive and Bosnia granted a non-visa regime.

References

Notes

Rathfelder 2010.
"Jasenovac Research Institute". vh1.nethosting.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
^ "The True Aims Of Bosnia's 'Operation Light'". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
"Bosnia police raid Muslim village". 2010-02-02. Retrieved 2018-05-19.

News reports

Rathfelder, Erich (2 February 2010). "Bosnien: Razzia in der Hochburg der Islamisten". Die Presse (in German). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.

External links

The VICE Guide to the Balkans - Part 5 Archived 2012-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
B92 - News - Bosnian police arrest Wahhabi leader

44°46′11″N 18°39′01″E / 44.769858°N 18.650311°E / 44.769858; 18.650311

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