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Relatives of German IS fighters stage protest in Berlin

German parents and relatives of Islamic State militants demonstrated Monday outside the foreign ministry, urging the government to repatriate wives and children of fighters held in Syria.

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Berlin to fit suspected jihadists with ankle bracelets

Germany's government on Wednesday approved the use of ankle bracelets to monitor extremists considered potentially dangerous as it moves to get tough on suspected jihadists after the Berlin truck attack.

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Half of returning jihadists still devoted to cause: report

A new government report shows that a quarter of those who return to Germany from fighting in Syria or Iraq cooperate with German authorities, while half remain loyal to their cause.

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Police search flats of Mainz 'terror suspects'

German police on Sunday searched the homes of two men suspected of having ties to "a terrorist group" in Syria, federal prosecutors said.

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German Islamist a prime suspect in Paris attacks

A German Islamist features on a list of the 16 most-wanted people being hunted by police in the wake of the Paris attacks, Der Spiegel reported on Friday.

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ID cards to be seized to stop jihadist travel

Germany on Friday announced new measures to prevent its citizens from travelling to join the jihadist cause in Iraq and Syria, including confiscating their identity papers.

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German rapper-turned-jihadist 'killed in Syria'

UPDATE: A German former rapper who joined jihadists fighting in Syria was reported dead on Tuesday by jihadist sources, but hours later some retracted the claim, saying he was still alive.

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Police fear third wave of German Jihadists

Anti-terrorism authorities are increasingly worried about a “third generation” of German Jihadists travelling – often as whole families – to the lawless tribal region on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, according to a Monday media report.