Refugees claim Islamic State (ISIS)
Militants Living among them in Germany
Christian refugees from Syria claim they saw a former Islamic
State member living in Frankfurt, and that this is not an isolated case. Police
investigated but refused to file charges because the alleged terrorist has done
nothing criminal in Germany.
On his last visit to the
Saarland region of Germany, on the border with France, RT’s Peter Oliver met
with a group of Assyrian Christians who had been held hostage by Islamic State
(IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL).
They recalled that while being held in IS captivity, the only
thing they prayed for was to be shot instead of being beheaded.
The same community, now
living in the city of Saarlouis, say the horrors of that experience have
followed them all the way to Germany, after they found out that a man they say
had ties to Islamic State is living among them.
A refugee, who only
agreed to speak to RT on condition of anonymity, said he is positive the man
living in his town is the same member of IS he encountered in Syria.
“He stopped me many
times at the checkpoint near our village; we were even able to find him on
Facebook, I go to the web page and th
ere’s this guy again,”
the refugee said.
When the man first saw
the jihadist in Germany, his reaction was that of panic.
“I was very scared that
this terrorist is in a democratic state like Germany just living here,” the
refugee told RT, adding that he does not understand how those who kept whole
families hostage now have Syrian refugee status in Germany.
Germany ‘prime target’ for Paris-style terrorist attacks – leaked govt
reporthttps://t.co/06bNKUxEtypic.twitter.com/1c6GWMMtU4
— RT (@RT_com) January 14, 2016
The Assyrian community now feels very insecure as “this was not the first case” a former IS member had been
recognized, the man said. He added that some people are even considering
leaving Germany, but do not know where to run to.
Community leaders say
that once they were convinced the ‘refugee’ was in fact a former jihadist, they
went straight to the police.
“The police have taken
this very seriously, but we worry that the law cannot back this up with a
strong case. They have to wait until this person does something criminal here,”
Charlie Kanoun, the chairman of the Assyrian Culture Association, told RT.
“But those people were
killers in Syria and fly the ISIS flag here even. Such people should have no
place in Germany,” Kanoun said.
Police confirmed that an
investigation is underway, but no charges relating to terrorism or any other crime
have been brought.
As the investigation
continues, and with the influx of refugees showing no signs of slowing, the
question is being asked as to who exactly is coming to Europe.
“This is a very
difficult point for our community here. Those victims of kidnapping were
brought here for safety and security, and then these terrorists are here,”
Kanoun said, adding that the German authorities “are being very gentle with
them,” reiterating that his compatriots might have to flee again.
“This is tragic that we
will again be forced to be refugees, this time in a Christian state that cannot
protect us,” Kanoun said.
Last February, Islamic
State kidnapped around 250 Assyrian Christians and demanded ransoms of $100,000
per person. Some have since been released but many remain in captivity.
“ISIS came to our
village, they devastated our fields, burnt our churches, tore apart our lives.
They kidnapped us, murdered us. We have an unbearable feeling of loss,” a
former hostage told RT.
He recalled that while in captivity, he overheard a conversation
between his captors, saying that “the
West will belong to us and we will conquer it through Islamization.”
Muslims should have their culture in their countries – Czech presidenthttps://t.co/LK3J8eZ7Pmpic.twitter.com/mLKAiOmW6b
— RT (@RT_com) January 19, 2016
One of the IS militants
holding Assyrian Christians captive was a German who had converted to radical
Islam, the former hostage said.
The German security
services are currently preparing findings on more than 790 German Islamists who
have traveled to Syria, the National Police Bureau of Saarland reported.
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