Overview

• The 1992-born suspect is accused of serving in various Islamic State units in Iraq from 2014 to 2016.
• Masked and armed police officers arrested him Tuesday in his multi-family home in the Halle-Trotha district.
• The Federal Prosecutor’s Office in Karlsruhe has taken over the case because of its national security implications.
• Authorities have declined to disclose when the suspect arrived in Germany or his current residency status.
• An investigating judge must now decide if the suspect will be placed in pretrial detention.