(ANSA) - Brescia, June 28 - An Italian foreign fighter was
brought back to Italy on Thursday after being arrested in Syria,
sources said Friday.
Samir Bougana, a 25-year-old with Moroccan roots, allegedly
first fought with militias close to Al Qaeda and then with ISIS.
An arrest warrant was out for Bougana for the crime of
association for terrorism after Brescia prosecutors opened an
investigation into him in 2015.
He is thought to have reached the war zone in 2013 from
Germany.
His return came about thanks to cooperation between the
Italian authorities and the FBI, who made contact with the
Kurdish-Syrian forces that Bougana surrendered to in August
2018.
Bougana was born in Gavardo, near Brescia, and lived in Italy
until he was 16 before moving to Germany with his family.
Photo: a file image of combat in Syria.
Italian foreign fighter arrested
25-year-old returned to Italy on Thursday