Refugees
claim ISIS militants living among them in Germany
RT,
23
January, 2016
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.
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.
RT
“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 there'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.
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.
“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.
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.”
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.
Germany
has seen increasing tensions over the migrant issue. Recently
scuffles broke out between police and a group of protesters who were
attempting to disrupt a right-wing rally near Berlin.
The
Alternative for Germany Party was demonstrating in the city of
Potsdam in support of women's rights, following the mass sex attacks
in Cologne on New Year's Eve.
They
were confronted by a counter-protest claiming the assaults are being
used to incite hatred towards migrants.
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