Sunday March 16, 2025

By Henrika Åkerman

Ahn-Za Hagström, head of the National Centre for Terror Threat Assessment. Credit: Fredrik Sandberg/TT

• In recent years, a number of Swedes have travelled or attempted to travel to join terrorist groups in Africa, including IS in Somalia.
• According to the National Centre for Terror Threat Assessment, there is an increased interest in such trips – and this will continue, even if it the number of people involved is small.
• Prosecutors who work on investigating terrorist crimes have also seen an increase in cases involving so-called terror trips to Africa.