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Legal
Germany charges suspected leader of Syrian rebel group
(AFP) German prosecutors said Thursday they had filed war crime charges against the alleged leader of a rebel group which fought in Syria alongside Islamic State jihadists. Syrian Amer A., the suspected chief of the group Liwa Jund al-Rahman, is accused of […]
Government & Politics
Belgian prisoners in Syria are the next government’s responsibility, says foreign minister
(Brussels Times) The next government must decide whether or not to repatriate Belgian fighters in Syrian prisons, the interim foreign affairs minister has stated. Following the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, the Coordination Unit for Threat Analysis (OCAM) has identified […]
Legal
Wedding invitations and terrorist plot lists helped to convict returning foreign fighters New report shows more nations using battlefield evidence to win convictions
(National-UAE) Battlefield evidence, including wedding invitations and terrorist plot lists, have been used across Europe to prosecute returning foreign fighters, a report has revealed. ISIS and Al Qaeda militants have been prosecuted by at least 10 EU nations with help from battlefield […]