Germany sets Sept 19 for trial of Daesh leader

BERLIN - 8 August 2017: A German court set on Tuesday September 19 as a date for the trial of Iraqi national Abu Walaa, who is considered by Germany's prosecution as Daesh first man in Germany.

Ahmed Abdel Aziz, also known as Abu Walaa, had been accused of organizing a terrorist network in charge of recruiting German Muslim youths to fight with Daesh in Syria and Iraq.

He had traveled secretly several times to fight with the terrorist group in Iraq.