“Many of them want to return, and we can’t prevent a Tunisian from returning to his country.”
European authorities say the same thing about people whose roots in the country to which they wish to return are far less deep. The objection to this line of reasoning is that in joining the Islamic State (note the mention of “Daesh” on the placards the Tunisian women are holding in the photo), these Tunisians and Europeans have explicitly or implicitly declared their allegiance to the caliphate, a government that denies that Muslims owe loyalty to any other government, and considers itself to be at war with those other governments. They are, in effect, combatants of an enemy state, and should be treated accordingly.
“Tunisians protest against return of militants fighting abroad,” AFP, December 24, 2016:
Hundreds of people gathered outside Tunisia’s parliament on Saturday to protest against letting militants who fought abroad to return to the country.
“No to freedom for terrorist groups!” protesters chanted.
Some held placards calling for “political will against terrorist groups”.
Organisers said 1,500 people attended the rally.
It was held on the same day authorities said they had arrested three alleged militants connected to the suspected Berlin Christmas market attacker, Tunisian Anis Amri.
Protesters slammed Rached Ghannouchi, head of the Islamist Ennahda party, who has in the past supported the idea of allowing Tunisian militants who “repent” and renounce violence to return home.
President Beji Caid Essebsi said earlier this month that Tunisia would refuse to pardon Tunisians who fight for militant organisations.
“Many of them want to return, and we can’t prevent a Tunisian from returning to his country,” he told AFP, “but we will be vigilant.”
Following a storm of criticism in the press and on social media, on 15 December he told Tunisian local television that “we will not be indulgent with the terrorists”.
More than 5,000 Tunisians are fighting for militant groups abroad, mainly in Iraq, Syria or neighbouring Libya, according to a UN working group on mercenaries….

jayell says
I see. So the rest of the world is supposed to recycle their rubbish, is it?
mortimer says
Agree. The Islamophobes of TUNISIA don’t want real Islam in Tunisia.
eur says
Be calm Tunisians, in Europe we admit to all, do not need to return to Tunis. In what other part of the world will they have health, social assistance, paid, accommodation … free? They can come, steal, rape … and will continue to collect the aid … otherwise we would be xenophobic. They may demand mosques, halal food … and without contributing anything … even plan to kill us indoctrinating with Internet connection paid by the dhimmis, communicating by telegram with a phone paid by the European taxpayers … kill us Muslims, we are deserving. .for being silly.
duh swami says
There is nothing noble about burning people in cages…The returnee’s should be arrested and charged with participating in crimes against humanity…
Robyt says
You don t know who actually committed that crime, so you can not prove anything on trial. The jurisdiction of one s state ends at the border of the state. Only way one have to prosecute its own citizen while abroad fighting for another country is to fight them at war and capture them.
mortimer says
Agree with swami, BUT real Islam commands crimes against humanity.
ElderlyZionist says
Don’t stop them from returning. Take them into custody and LOCK THEM UP. Then match their ids against intercepted communications and ISIS snuff videos, and hang every war criminal.
Anne Smith says
Waste of time. Execute them.
maghan says
Notice that those ladies in the photo are not wearing hijabs. That’s always a signal for a raised consciousness.
Guest says
They have something to defend: their freedom.
Paul says
Yes, not a coincidence. These are the individuals who have the most to lose.
gravenimage says
Yes–and Tunisia is fast Islamizing as it is.
Bukkdem Jizheads says
Tunisia banned the burqa and niqab, and apparently this enraged and drove out most to the Islamists. The country was able to attract European tourists to oceanside resorts. But alas, political turmoil has enabled the extremists to gain a foothold.
Angemon says
Yup, around 6000 – Tunisia is the largest provider of foreign ISIS fighters.
cs says
I remember in 2015 or they had almost a city or a whole quarter for them, filled with women for their leisure.
gravenimage says
True, Angemon. So much for Tunisia being “moderate”.
Mac-101 says
So if we can go around and hunt down NAZI Concentration Camp accountants and medics, why can’t these MURDEROUS Scum be tried for War Crimes and hung at Nurnberg if found guilty of Crimes against Humanity?
Paul says
Because they are Muslims and, on average, darker skinned than Europeans. As such, their misbehavior can be excused, because of colonialism, Western imperialism, Israel “oppressing” the “Palestinians”, “white guilt”, and so forth and so on. What part of leftism don’t you get?
Mac-101 says
I’m just to deplorable to understand. If my own brother swore to kill me I’d take him out. Let alone other people with other customs!
Anne Smith says
Because after 6 years of dreadful World War II most people had a bellyfull of Nazis and wanted to see them done away with. We didn’t have the pussy footing, do-gooders who have infiltrated every political party, the legal establishment and civil service.
The colleges and universities are totally staffed with soppy left wingers, who even now are presiding over anti-semitism while providing succour and resources to militant Islamists among their students.
While this appalling and weak mindset prevails among the governing bodies of a country then retribution to those who richly deserve it will never be meted out.
Mac-101 says
If I was a gay, women libber, or atheist I sure would NOT be embracing Islam and Islamic culture since they want to KILL me! Surely Satan is blinding these fools as is predicted in the End Times!
eur says
A piece of land should be given to the Muslims, a country of the shariah. Outside that territory, everything Islamic should be banned. If someone converted to Islam he should go to that country. If that country tried to conquer more territory it would be nuked and devastated from the face of the earth.
gravenimage says
Muslims already have 57 countries–but they want the whole world.
Matthieu Baudin says
Tunisian society hasn’t collapsed and has a real chance, like Morocco, of surviving the international Jihad and building a more modern civil society. Perhaps they’ll just need to build more prisons out in the deserts to hold the Millenarian Jihadist Fanatics for the term of their lives; though the combatants who have murdered civilians should be tried in military courts and face the probability of execution for their atrocious war crimes.
Mark A says
Maybe we should all be demanding our governments strip citizenship from any citizen who goes to the Middle East to fight for ISIS.
Those who carry out domestic attacks on behalf of ISIS should also be treated as enemy combatants and charged with treason.
Time to bring in some tough laws to deal with these savages.
Anne Smith says
The present crop of politicians in UK couldn’t recognise a tough law if it hit them in the face.
f c king says
Tunisia should have a large gallows waiting for use as soon as the jihadists get off the plane. Show the world what has to be done with these animals. They could make copies of the old “triple-tree.”
ibrahim itace muhammed says
all of them should report directly to mossad since albaghdadi, the agent of evil, has now disappeared as a result of heavy gunfires from russian,iranian,syrian and iraqi forces.the evil israel should decide where to deploy them.we just received a news that the nigerian gallant military have finally overran all hideouts of deadly boko haram terror group directly trained by israeli personnels in sambissa forest and affiliated to isis under evil baghdadi(may allah curse him).but some of you may deny this israeli involvment in the promotion of terror.check snowden’s revealations available in the net to confirm i what have been saying on israeli sponsorship of isis.
eur says
Mira colega , yo estaba en Madrid 2004 cuando musulmanes marroquies mataron a casi 200 personas explotando mochilas en trenes llenos de pasajeros que iban a trabajar. Cuando les siguieron la pista a su casa .. se inmolaron . No hubo ni Mosad , ni Israel.. ni ninguna conspiración judeo masónica. Aunque así fuere lo que dices sobre ISIS, Boko Haram… qué fácil es manipular a los musulmanes ¿no? Es evidente que hay intereses geoestratégicos en oriente medio , petroleo, gas, alianzas … todo eso a mi me viene demasiado grande. Y veo lo que tnego en mi vecindario desde hace pocos años con la llegada de marroquies,argelinos.. y es tremendo. En Iraq ,Siria no solo vivían musulmanes y cualquier acción que haga un país (por intereses geoestratégicos que incluso yo puedo ser contrario) los marroquies, argelinos,egipcios..lo interpretan como una agresión al islam. La realidad es que os comportais como una secta , lo veo a diario en mi barrio con los salafistas y demás musulmanes . Orgullosos de su ignorancia, personas analfabetas , sin cualificación , el vacío de sus vidas profesionales las llenasn con la religión. No se molestan en ir a cursos de formación profesional.. van a la mezquita y a teterías. Ellos prefieren vivir de las ayudas sociales antes que trabajar, y cuanto menso trabajan más hijos tienen , traspasando la responsabilidad al estado . You are not good parents, you are not good professionals, you are not good students, you do not make music, painting …. Just some good athlete and religious-politicians. A society disaster.
gravenimage says
The appalling ibrahim itace muhammed wrote:
all (sic) of them should report directly to mossad (sic) since albaghdadi (sic), the agent of evil, has now disappeared as a result of heavy gunfires (sic) from russian,iranian,syrian (sic) and iraqi (sic) forces.the (sic) evil israel (sic) should decide where to deploy them.
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Notice how muhammed never mentions why, if all Jihadists are actually “Mossad”, that so many pious Muslims from all over the world are flocking to the Islamic State? Really, it’s a mystery…sarc/off
More:
we (sic) just received a news that the nigerian (sic) gallant military have finally overran all hideouts of deadly boko (sic) haram (sic) terror group directly trained by israeli (sic) personnels (sic) in sambissa (sic) forest and affiliated to isis (sic) under evil baghdadi(may (sic) allah (sic) curse him).
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Doesn’t muhammed know that many members of the Nigerian army are “filthy mithraist christians”? Guess he forgot about that…
And note that he never says what is un-Islamic about the pious Muslims of Boko Haram and of the Caliphate. After all, what is more Islamic than kidnapping Infidel girls and using them as sex slaves–except for slaughtering Kuffar, of course…
More:
but (sic) some of you may deny this israeli (sic) involvment (sic) in the promotion of terror.check (sic) snowden’s (sic) revealations (sic) available in the net to confirm i (sic) what have been saying on israeli (sic) sponsorship of isis (sic).
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Here’s a neat analysis of that bullsh*t:
http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/aug/19/blog-posting/edward-snowden-leaked-nsa-documents-show-us-israel/