- Wayne Rodrigo
- (General Dispatch) – A German court sentenced to 10.5 years in prison the head of the Islamic state Ahmad Abdulaziz Abdullah A, also known as Abu Walaa, for the crime of recruiting young people to carry out terrorist attacks.
- Abu Walaa arrived in Germany in 2000 where he sought asylum for fleeing from Iraq, he was dedicated to professing the word of Islam through the networks obtaining great reputation, being one of the most important figures for the extremist Islamic state.
- His arrest involved four other ISIS members who were sentenced to between five and eight years in prison for recruiting young men to join the jihad in Iraq and other ISIS areas.
- Federal prosecutors said there were some witnesses who linked Walaa to the organization and connections to terrorist attacks perpetrated in previous years.
- Walaa used to preach his sermons without showing his face, which is why they came to call him the “faceless preacher.” his arrest was in 2016 after a strong follow-up, where authorities saw suspicious the large number of trips the individual made to Syria and Iraq according to in order to conduct his seminars.
- This type of situation has been a major threat to German national security in 2021 with Islamist extremist groups, this month a group that intended to make bombs was dismantled and caught acquiring the materials in Denmark.
Adittional Information:
Breitbart: ‘Brain’ of Islamic State in Germany Sentenced To 10.5 Years in Prison
DW: Abu Walaa, the preacher guilty of supporting ‘Islamic State’ terrorism
