Germany Abandons Dozens of Extremists Soldiers

A German parliament's document revealed that the "Bundeswehr" army has abandoned 44 of soldiers that were affiliated to the Brotherhood movement and had extremist inclinations since 2007, warning of a dangerous presence for extremist networks in military circles.

According to the document dated July 9, 2020, the army has dismissed 24 military personnel, affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood and extremist movements, between 2007 and 2016.

The German army also rejects two dozens of other extremist brothers who have applied to join its soldiers since 2017, according to the same document.

Further more, the 20 people who had tried to join the army since 2017 had shown "a strong desire for weapons training" during the interviews.

The same document also revealed that 29 other Islamic extremists had traveled to Syria and Iraq over the past six years, to join "ISIS" after the end of their training at the German army.

The document noted that the German army recently obtained information that one of its officers converted to Islam recently, and has close contacts with a mosque in the city of Koblenz "West", which is subject to the administration of the Muslim Brotherhood and monitored by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution "internal intelligence."

In July 2019, reports revealed that Bundeswehr, has rejected 63 candidates over the past two years due to their apparent links to extremism.

A Funke Media Group report cited a response from the Defense Ministry to a parliamentary inquiry from left-wing parties. It revealed that the applicants included 21 neo-Nazis and so-called Reichsbürger (Reich citizens), 12 Islamists, two left-wing extremists and several people convicted in the past of violent offenses.