Danish jihadist arrested in Turkey Mohammad El-Ali gained notoriety by posing with mutilated bodies in 2014

January 12, 2020   

(Copenhagen Post) The Danish jihadist Mohammad El-Ali has been arrested in Turkey near the Syrian border.

El-Ali’s lawyer Mette Grith Stage confirmed his arrest, stating that he wanted to come back to Denmark and stand trial.

The Lebanese-born Dane claims he lost his Danish passport.

El-Ali, 31, was sentenced to be imprisoned in absentia since 2014, charged with terrorism and promoting terrorism.

El-Ali gained notoriety in 2014 for posing with decapitated heads in a photo taken at Islamic State (IS) stronghold at the time, Raqqa.

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