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Iraqi National Arrested in Augsburg on Suspicion of Islamic State Membership as Court Orders Pretrial Detention

Prosecutors say he is strongly suspected of joining Islamic State in Syria in 2016 as a young adult, with further details withheld as the probe continues.

Overview

  • BKA officers detained the suspect in Augsburg on Tuesday and brought him before an investigating judge at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe.
  • The judge issued an arrest warrant and ordered pretrial detention after the suspect’s presentation in court.
  • Authorities allege the Iraqi citizen joined IS no later than April 2016 and fought in Raqqa until August 2016.
  • The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office considers him urgently suspected of membership in a foreign terrorist organization as a Heranwachsender.
  • Officials have not disclosed the suspect’s age or additional case details, citing the ongoing investigation.