Two men from the Kassel area in custody
The Frankfurt public prosecutor's office has two men aged 19 and 27 accused for years. According to the prosecution, they wanted to travel to Syria, with the Islamic State (IS) receive training in firearms and take part in combat. They are accused of preparing a serious act of violence that endangers the state.
Special forces took them on 15. January at Hanover and Stuttgart airports. They are said to have previously discussed attacks in Germany. The 27-year-old should 2025 have tried, to join an IS branch in Afghanistan.
According to a study by the Science and Politics Foundation, IS finds better conditions for its reorganization in Syria. Breakouts from IS prisons after interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa came to power are particularly significant. 20.000 People fled al-Hol camp in February, where mostly people associated with IS were housed.