by A.P.
Among other things, the man allegedly took part in a combat offensive at Iraq’s main oil refinery in Bajji
The Czech Public Prosecutor’s Office filed charges against an Iraqi citizen with permanent residence in the Czech Republic for flying from Prague to his homeland and participating in the combat and propaganda activities of the Islamic State (iS). The man faces from 12 to 20 years in prison and possibly forfeiture of his property.
The man, a native of Baghdad who had a permanent residence in the Czech Republic, traveled from Václav Havel Airport to Istanbul in January 2015. According to the public prosecutor, he left to join the IS fighters, which he succeeded in doing.
He came from Turkey to the territory of northern Iraq, which was then controlled by the IS. In April 2015, he allegedly took part in a combat offensive at Iraq’s main oil refinery in Bajji, and according to the indictment, he was “intending to inflict injury or death on opponents of the Islamic State“.
The prosecutor further stated that the man attacked the Iraqi army and coalition forces and was injured in a raid by a US guided missile.