According to sources within the BiH security apparatus, at least 19 men from the Federation, who had fought with Jabhat al-Nusrah in Syria, are known to have been treated at hospitals in Sarajevo, Zenica, and Travnik. Jabhat al-Nusrah is the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda.
“The wounded jihadists were admitted for regular treatment upon their return from Syria, and the security institutions are aware of this. However, none of these cases was reported to the police, even though the health institutions have a legal obligation to submit reports on persons who ask for help over injuries sustained in an armed conflict,” said the source.
The Sarajevo University Clinical Centre say they do not have records on returnees from Syrian conflict who had been treated at the institution.
The unnamed source said that about 20 citizens of BiH wounded in Syrian war have been treated at the hospitals in Split and Rijeka, which is why Croatian Police asked these institutions to submit the documentation on all foreign citizens whom they provided with care.
“Split and Rijeka are one of the routes between BiH and Syrian battlefield, passing through Italian Ancona, where members of al-Nusra movement have also been treated,” said the source.
