(Local) The latest Swiss Federal Office of Police (Fedpol) annual report provides an insight into Switzerland’s jihadists. Here’s what it tells us about them including where they are from and how many are Swiss.
The report looks at jihad-related police investigations and criminal investigations from mid-2012 to 2018. These jihadists are people who either travelled to, or wished to travel to, conflict regions — generally Syria or Iraq, according to Fedpol.
While many of these people were fighters, others were women who married Isis fighters or men who provided logistical support. Some of the jihadists covered in the report remain in conflict zones, whether imprisoned or still fighting. Others have probably been killed, according to Fedpol, while yet others never left Switzerland, or departed and have already returned.
