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Swiss citizen arrested for fighting Islamic State

This content was published on Mar 11, 2015 The 32-year-old Cosar, who was born in St Gallen and grew up in Locarno, is currently free on bail but faces up to three years in prison if convicted of fighting for a foreign military force without permission, according to Swiss Public Television, RSI. Military justice proceedings against Cosar were launched last autumn while he…

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Swiss army personnel injured in Mali

This content was published on Mar 7, 2015 The Swiss defence ministry said the incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday when unknown assailants opened fire on guests in a restaurant in Bamako. The two Swiss are said to be critical but in a stable condition and underwent surgery in a nearby hospital before being flown out to neighbouring Senegal for further…

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Swiss step up sanction measures

This content was published on Mar 6, 2015 “This decision… extends the measures introduced following Switzerland’s non-recognition of Russia’s annexation of the Crimea, an act which contravenes international law,” said a statement from the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)External link. “All foreign investment in the Crimea and Sevastopol is now prohibited. Service bans apply in the investment and tourism branches, and in…

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‘Reckless’ hostage loses appeal for lost pay

This content was published on Mar 5, 2015 The Federal Court, based in Lausanne, rejected an appeal by the 35-year-old police officer, David Och, who was taken captive in 2011 along with his companion, Daniela Widmer. In March 2012, the Swiss couple turned up at an army post close to the Afghan border, claiming to have escaped from their captors, but Taliban commanders…

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Swiss jihadist ‘holding wife hostage in Syria’

This content was published on Mar 5, 2015 “I want to go home – please help me,” said the 22-year-old woman from Stuttgart in an audio clip sent to her family that was broadcasted on Swiss public television’s Rundschau news programme on Wednesday evening. According to research by Rundschau and Germany’s Stuttgarter Nachrichten newspaper, the woman has been in the Idlib region of…

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More war materiel exported, less approved

This content was published on Feb 26, 2015 Most of it (CHF187million) went to Germany in the form of armoured vehicles, yet the most dramatic figures pertain to second-best customer Indonesia. The southeast Asian country ordered CHF121million in Swiss war materiel in 2014 – compared with CHF157,000 in 2013. Indonesia’s purchases included an anti-aircraft system and various handguns, small arms and other-caliber weapons.…

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Swiss foreign minister calls for broad anti-terror strategy

This content was published on Feb 19, 2015 The murder of innocent men, women and children and the enormous suffering of civilians at the hands of terrorist groups is not justified by any religion and is unacceptable, according to Burkhalter. Extremist groups in Syria, Iraq and Nigeria have become major drivers of war, and attacks by radical individuals pose a threat to both…

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Swiss negotiator hopeful after tough Ukraine talks

This content was published on Feb 13, 2015 She described the agreement as a “complete package of measures” to put the terms of last September’s Minsk Protocol agreement into practice. That agreement included a 12-point plan involving a cease-fire, a neutral monitoring zone, early elections and a reconstruction programme, among other steps. Tagliavini, who was appointed to represent to Organisation for Security and…

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Swiss cabinet adds jet fuel ban to Syria sanctions

This content was published on Feb 12, 2015 The Swiss cabinet has added a ban on the sale of jet fuel and fuel additives to the list of sanctions against the Syrian government.

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