Authorities Confirm Three Swiss Jihadists Held In Northeast Syria


(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Português (pt) autoridades confirmam três jihadistas suíços detidos na síria

The three men, reportedly from Geneva, Lausanne and Orbe, went missing following a rescue attack in January by the Islamic State (IS) group on a jail in Hasaka in Kurdish-controlled Syria where they had been held.

However, the Swiss authorities say the three men – considered to be potentially dangerous – are now in Kurdish custody.

“It is good to know that they are in custody and therefore cannot try to return to Switzerland. This is exactly what Switzerland wants to prevent at all costs,” Johannes Matyassy, deputy state secretary at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, told Swiss public television srfexternal link .

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