This topic came up in the commercial German news this morning, and is kinda interesting.
So, someone (an opposition party to the CDU/SPD coalition)....asked a question of the Interior Ministry. The question basically was....during all of this ISIS war in Iraq and Syria....hundreds of German Islamists went off to the war and fought for ISIS. So what happened to them?
The Interior Ministry probably knew this story for at least six months, but they probably didn't want to openly discuss it.
The answer is....a fair number did die in the ISIS civil war, and a handful returned to Germany (not exactly to open arms). If you remember the laws enacted....you would be barred from returning and those who returned would end up with a prison sentence then released back into the German public upon completing prison.
But all this added up and left around 160 Germans Islamists in some mystery category. They might be dead but no one can confirm that. They might be still in Syria or Iraq. Bottom line? You can't close the book on those 160 individuals.
I sat and pondered over this. It's entirely possible that some drifted back into Germany, used a false name, and claimed to be a Syrian, and got a immigration visa.....to avoid the jail route.
It's also possible that they drifted quietly back into Germany....went to friends, and just stay hidden in an anonymous fashion.
The fact that they can't account for the 160? I suspect some Germans worry about this, and have an idea that they are still a threat.
It is possible that some of these folks got fed up with the civil war....tried to leave, and were executed by ISIS members.
An interesting topic, but it leads nowhere.
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