VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-07-27
“with the intention of proceeding from there to Syria to join ISIS,”
Berlin prosecutors' office · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-27
Prosecutors said Ballout traveled to Lebanon intending to proceed to Syria to join ISIS, but was arrested and jailed in Lebanon.
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