Teenage hitmen hired by crime group linked to Iran carry out murders across Europe

In a Stockholm suburb, 18-year-old Atilla Azimov, hired by the notorious Foxtrot Network, mistakenly killed 20-year-old Murad Abdelkader. Azimov, like many teenagers recruited by the crime group, was paid for the hit. The Foxtrot Network, known for its "violence-as-a-service" tactics, has been linked to approximately 35 murders and several attacks on Israeli interests in Europe since 2022.

The gang's recruitment strategy targets vulnerable young people, often through social media, and presents instructions in a "gamified" manner, mimicking video games. This approach, described by Europol's Andy Kraag as the "calculated outsourcing of murder," has led to many teenage hitmen being caught, thus saving the network significant payouts. Europol's Operational Taskforce (OTF) GRIMM, involving 11 European countries, is tackling this phenomenon.

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The regime is ordering the leader of the Foxtrot Network to instigate his network to commit attacks against the Iranian regime's enemies.

The leader of the Foxtrot Network, Rawa Majid, has relocated from Sweden to Tehran, Iran. Police suspect that some of the "violence-as-a-service" attacks are orchestrated by the Iranian regime against its perceived enemies, including dissidents and journalists. However, other attacks are attributed to Foxtrot's internal drug turf wars. Investigative journalist Diamant Salihu notes the regime's alleged directive to Majid to instigate attacks against Iranian adversaries.

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