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20-Year-Old Syrian Indicted in Düsseldorf for IS Membership and Knife Attack Plot

It highlights Germany’s preventive crackdown on Islamist extremism within its asylum system by the North Rhine-Westphalia terrorism unit.

Verabredung zum IS-Terrorangriff? 20-jähriger Syrer aus Lennestadt angeklagt
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Die Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Düsseldorf hat einen 20-Jährigen aus Syrien angeklagt, der sich dazu bereit erklärt haben soll, einen Messerangriff gegen Frauen und Kinder zu begehen. Er soll Anhänger der Dschihadistenmiliz Islamischer Staat (IS) sein.
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Overview

  • On July 10, the Düsseldorf Generalstaatsanwaltschaft charged the 20-year-old Syrian with membership in the Islamic State and conspiracy to murder women and children.
  • Investigators allege he pledged allegiance to the IS between 2019 and 2024 after attending its Sharia courses as a child in Syria.
  • Prosecutors say he agreed to carry out a knife attack on civilians following instructions from an IS member after arriving in Germany in October 2022.
  • Authorities arrested him in a Lennestadt refugee shelter near Christmas 2024 and he has been held in pretrial detention since January 15.
  • The NRW Central Unit for Terrorism Prosecution is leading the ongoing investigation as part of a broader effort to prevent Islamist threats within the asylum system.