Bosnian Man Charged with Fighting for Islamic State in Syria
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Emir Alisic. Photo: State court
According to the charges, Alisic left Bosnia and Herzegovina in late 2013 and travelled to Turkey, then illegally went to Syria, where he fought for Islamic State as a member of several different formations in Raqqa and Haritan.
“The indictment alleges that the defendant was a member of so-called ISIL in the period between 2013 and 2019. At the beginning of 2019, during the collapse and fall of the terrorist organisation, he was captured by Kurdish forces and in late 2019 deported to Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he was arrested and escorted to a detention unit immediately upon his arrival,” the prosecution said in statement.
The indictment has been filed to the state court for confirmation.
Alisic was deported to Bosnia and Herzegovina by plane in December 2019 together with Jasmin Keserovic, Armen Dzelko, Senad Kasupovic, Hamza Labidi, Muharem Dunjic and Milarem Berbic. All are suspected of fighting in Syria for organisations which the United Nations has classified as terrorist groups.
The prosecution has charged Dzelko and Keserovic, whose trials have already begun, and Kasupovic, whose trial will begin soon.
An indictment has also been filed charging Berbic, while investigations into Labidi and Dunjic are still underway.
