Responses to returnees: foreign terrorist fighters and their families

This manual outlines responses to foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) and their families, returning or planning to return to their home countries within the European Union, from terrorist conflict zones such as Syria and Iraq. The responses are presented from a practitioner’s perspective, and should be considered as part of the broader set of responses to returning foreign terrorist fighters (including measures with a security focus such as criminal justice or administrative measures). The manual sets out general approaches to be adapted to the relevant specific situation in individual EU Member States while taking into account that competences and structures within national, regional and local governments differ. It provides information on facts, figures and profiles of foreign terrorist fighters, investigation and risk assessment, prosecution and non-prosecution routes, child returnees, and cross-cutting issues.