(Deutsche Welle) A German court on Monday sentenced a 31-year-old Syrian man to life in prison for double homicide and accessory to 17 counts of murder committed during his time as an Islamist militant.
The former Nusra Front jihadi was found guilty of killing two people and overseeing the murder of at least 17 others in northern Syria.
The victims were members of Syrian security forces and army personnel captured during the first years of the conflict. They were then executed at a dumping ground near the city of Tabka as part of a larger massacre in the area in 2013.
Three other defendants were also handed down prison sentences ranging from three to eight years. All four came to Germany as refugees.
