Bosnian police said on Tuesday that several locations have been raided and 11 people arrested in a search for suspects believed to be connected with Daesh. The raids in the wider Sarajevo area targeted around 15 individuals, the statement from the office of the Bosnian chief prosecutor said. "So far 11 individuals suspected of terrorism, financing of terrorist activities and recruiting Daesh fighters have been arrested in raids on 13 locations," a spokeswoman for the police directorate of Bosnia's autonomous Bosniak-Croat Federation said. "During the raids, an evidence has been found indicating connections with the Daesh structures," the statement from the prosecutor's office said. It said that raids were conducted near the military barracks where a gunman killed two Bosnian army soldiers in November in a shooting spree that authorities said was an apparent terrorist attack. A regional television station reported that around 100 police officers took part in the raids. Police have said that more than 150 Bosnians have left to fight for Daesh in Syria and Iraq over the past few years, of whom more than 50 have returned to Bosnia and close to 30 were killed in combat. The strict and ultra-conservative interpretation of the Quran and Islam, which is typical of Salafism and Wahhabism that is practically the official interpretation in Saudi Arabia, is not rooted in Bosnia's traditional practices of Islam. The majority of Bosnian Muslims are Sunnis of the Hanafi school, which is regarded as progressive and open since it gives an important role to "reason" in practicing religion. Sufism, which aims to show a way for Muslims to progress their spiritual abilities through love and tolerance to all, is ubiquitous in the country, and there are dozens of Sufi orders that embrace humanity. Under Ottoman rule, Bosnians lived with Sephardic Jews and Orthodox Christians in peace with few exceptions.However, the war at the beginning of the 1990s changed the understanding of Islam for some in the country and paved the way for Salafi groups who came to Bosnia to wage "jihad" against the infidels with the support of some foreign governments – allegedly Saudi Arabia. It is estimated that a total of 2,000 fighters came to Bosnia. Some Bosnians who were motivated to destroy the enemy began the process of "Salafization" and radicalization. After the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement, which was signed in the winter of 1995, and after the Cold War had ended, some radicals stayed in the country and obtained Bosnian passports. They started establishing their own mosques and foundations to recruit young people, which has led to a cultural change in society, as religion is much more present in everyday life. The clothing style of women has changed as Salafis see traditional clothing as wrong and incompatible with Islam. As Salafi groups are backed by powerful governments, the Bosnian government cannot prevent their activities, but passed a bill that makes it illegal to participate in or recruit others for war abroad.