Dealing with Jihadist Returnees: A Tough Challenge
With the ongoing military setbacks the “Islamic State” (IS) has suffered, the number of jihadist foreign fighters returning to Europe might further increase.
Danish police search an apartment block south of Copenhagen, 7 April 2016. The police arrested four people on suspicion of having been recruited to commit terrorist violence. Source: Asger Ladefoged / Reuters
With the ongoing military setbacks the “Islamic State” (IS) has suffered, the number of jihadist foreign fighters returning to Europe might further increase. Switzerland, too, must be prepared to deal with these individuals. Some clues may be gained from experiences made in France and Denmark, two states particularly affected by this phenomenon.