Ibrahim Boudina , a French national from Algeria , was arrested earlier this year on the French Riviera . He and a French - Tunisian man are suspected of having joined up with ISIS in Syria . It was believed they fled ahead of a raid on a Syrian terror cell based on Mediterranean islands . On January 16 , 2014 , 13 days after Boudina was detected reentering Europe at the Greek border , Tliba was arrested at the Italian port of Ancona during an identity check and transferred to French custody , according to officials . Authorities were worried the duo would pose a threat if they returned to France .
Ibrahim Boudina , a French national from Algeria , was arrested earlier this year on the French Riviera . He and a French - Tunisian man are suspected of having joined up with ISIS in Syria . It was believed they fled ahead of a raid on a Syrian terror cell based on Mediterranean islands . Authorities were worried the duo would pose a threat if they returned to France .