German police arrested 'war criminal' Syria

karlsruhe - German police on Wednesday arrested a Syrian who allegedly committed in his homeland war crimes. The 41-year-old man was commander of a militia in Aleppo who has been tortured in the autumn of 2012 several people told the German Public Prosecutor.

The battle group, which fought on the side of the Free Syrian Army but according to justice was particularly moved by personal gain, would have also looted parts of the Syrian metropolis after the retreat of government forces. Looted artifacts then tried to flog the militia leader.