Migrare dall’Europa in Siria. Da foreign fighter a returner

The theme dealt with in this paper concerns the migration flows of european foreign fighters to territories controlled by jihadist organizations in Syria and re patriations. Ffs were analyzed both with reference to the recruitment phase and in relation to the quantification of flows and the identification of the geographic arteries undertaken to reach Syria. Also through the direct testimony of the ffs it was possible to outline the profile of men, women and children and their role within the Islamic State. This also made it possible to analyze the relationships between IS, Syria and Tur key with reference to illicit trafficking and to analyze the relationship be tween the shari’a finance and jihadist groups. Finally, the flows of return ees were examined with reference to their quantification and to the problems related to their reintegration in Europe.