German court sentences Islamic State recruiter


Iraqi defendant Ahmad Abdulaziz Abdullah Abdullah, known as Abu Walaa, accused of being "IS' representative in Germany" arrives in a courtroom in Celle, Germany, February 24, 2021. Julian Stratenschulte/Pool via REUTERS

CELLE, Germany (Reuters) - A German court on Wednesday sentenced an Iraqi preacher to more than 10 years in prison after finding him guilty of taking part in planning an attack in Germany and collecting funds and fighters for the Islamic State militant group.

Prosecutors had accused the 40-year-old preacher, identified as Ahmad Abdulaziz Abdullah A. in court documents, of recruiting at least seven individuals who ended up travelling to the Middle East where they fought alongside IS.

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