German ISIS Bride Sells Kalashnikov She Received as Wedding Present in Syria

AK-47 Kalashnikov assault rifles. (REUTERS)
AK-47 Kalashnikov assault rifles. (REUTERS)
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German ISIS Bride Sells Kalashnikov She Received as Wedding Present in Syria

AK-47 Kalashnikov assault rifles. (REUTERS)
AK-47 Kalashnikov assault rifles. (REUTERS)

Prosecutors in Germany said a German woman who joined the ISIS terrorist group was obliged to sell her wedding present, an AK47 rifle, under tough financial circumstances.

Federal prosecutors said they have indicted the woman on three counts of participating in the activities of a “foreign terrorist organization,” breaching arms control laws and committing a war crime.

The suspect is alleged to have traveled to Syria in 2014 to join the terrorist group, The Associated Press reported.

According to prosecutors, the woman requested a Kalashnikov rifle as a wedding present from her second husband in 2015, but after several weeks “it had to be sold due to a shortage of money.”

She was arrested on her return to Germany in May, where she now faces trial.



North Korea Condemns US Military Drills with South Korea, Japan

HANDOUT - 21 November 2024, North Korea, Pyongyang: A photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on 22 November 2024 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) attending the National Defence Development 2024 arms exhibition. Photo: -/kcna/dpa
HANDOUT - 21 November 2024, North Korea, Pyongyang: A photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on 22 November 2024 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) attending the National Defence Development 2024 arms exhibition. Photo: -/kcna/dpa
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North Korea Condemns US Military Drills with South Korea, Japan

HANDOUT - 21 November 2024, North Korea, Pyongyang: A photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on 22 November 2024 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) attending the National Defence Development 2024 arms exhibition. Photo: -/kcna/dpa
HANDOUT - 21 November 2024, North Korea, Pyongyang: A photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on 22 November 2024 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) attending the National Defence Development 2024 arms exhibition. Photo: -/kcna/dpa

North Korea condemned on Saturday recent joint military drills by the United States, South Korea and Japan, warning that it would take immediate actions if needed to defend the state.
Last week, the three countries held a three-day joint exercise, dubbed "Freedom Edge", featuring fighter jets and marine patrol aircraft as well as the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS George Washington.
"We strongly warn the US and its followers hostile towards the DPRK to immediately stop the hostile acts of further causing provocation and instability that can drive the military confrontation in the Korean peninsula and its vicinity into a real armed conflict," the North's defense ministry said, using the country's official name.
The military would keep all options available and take immediate actions if needed to preemptively control risk, while closely watching military activity by the US and its allies, it said in a statement carried by state media KCNA.