A report from one of the brothers to the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding the city of Saranda in Albania.

The student : We went to Saranda as well. Saranda in the north is, of course, under the control of the Christians. Also, the Serbs support Shkodra because of their proximity to the region of Montenegro. We also went to Saranda in the south after passing through... And Saranda, of course, overlooks the coast directly opposite Greece.

The Shaykh : Yes.
The student : And between them by car is, I mean, it can be about an hour and a half. There is a road between Albania and Greece.

The Shaykh: Yes.
The student : And Saranda enters into Greece, and it also supports the local elections within Saranda, and the control is also for the Christians, because they say that the Albanian south is, in reality, Greece.

The Shaykh : Greece.
The student : And Greece claims this part, and also all those who are present in that area are, in fact, supported by the Greek government, and it interferes very openly in [the affairs], and therefore the central government seeks to support the Islamists within the south.

The Shaykh: Yes.
The student : To use them to ward off the evil of the Greeks. So the Albanian government benefits from the presence of the Islamists, because they are a thorn.

The Shaykh : A thorn.
The student : Yes, in...

The Shaykh : A strength for them from the political aspect.
The student : Yes, yes.