No. 199: Switzerland and Jihadist Foreign Fighters

Author(s): Fabien Merz
Editor(s): Christian Nünlist
Series Editor(s): Christian Nünlist, Matthias Bieri
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 199
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2016

Since the start of the Syrian war, the international community has been confronted with so-called jihadist foreign fighters. 5,000 – 7,000 of these foreign fighters come from Western countries. Even though Switzerland is less affected by this phenomenon than other European countries, the resulting risks should not be underestimated.

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Destinations of Swiss Foreign Fighters