Overview
- The men, identified as Muthana S. and Kais S. J., were detained in Trier and Delbrück on Tuesday on suspicion of Islamic State membership.
- Federal prosecutors allege they belonged to IS in Iraq in 2016 and 2017, with roles as a fighter and as a member of a Sharia committee.
- An investigating judge at the Federal Court of Justice issued the arrest warrants on 24 November 2025.
- Police searched homes and premises tied to the two suspects and three additional individuals in Trier, Delbrück, Cologne, Chemnitz and Wittmund.
- The Federal Public Prosecutor and the BKA are continuing investigations into the additional suspects under sections 129a and 129b of the criminal code.