RUSSIA TODAY
April 12
German counter-intelligence believes that at least 29 former
soldiers from the country have left to join Islamic State in Syria and
Iraq. An internal report also revealed that 65 active soldiers are being
investigated for alleged jihadist sympathies.
The report was undertaken
by the German military counter intelligence service (MAD), which was
seen by the DPA news agency. The documents show that at least 29 former
German soldiers have fled to the Middle East to join Islamic State (IS,
formerly ISIS/ISIL).Social Democratic Party (SPD) MP Hans-Peter Bartels, who is responsible for oversight of the army, said on Tuesday that “Islamism isn't the main problem of the Bundeswehr (German Army), however, he did mention that “it represents a real danger that we have to take seriously.”
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