Iraq News

Belgium charges 3 with ISIL Syria recruitment

Belgian authorities on Wednesday (December 7th) charged two Kosovars and a Serb with terror offences over suspicions they helped recruit fighters for Syria and raised funds for the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL), AFP reported.

A counter-terrorism judge kept in custody three of the eight people who were detained during Tuesday raids across Belgium, but released the remainder after questioning, federal prosecutors said.

The three men, all in their 20s, "were charged with participation in the activities of a terrorist group", the prosecutor's office said in a statement.

Following the raids on Tuesday, the prosecutor's office said those arrested were "suspected to be involved with recruiting people to leave for Syria and with having financially supported ISIL".

Do you like this article?

0 Comment(s)
Comment Policy * Denotes Required Field 1500 / 1500