However investigations published in German newspapers portray Lemke, who is now believed to be 28, as an influential figure among foreign jihadists in Syria. A report in German newspaper Die Zeit in December 2017 said Lemke arrived in Raqqa, the de facto capital of the jihadist proto-state, in November 2014 and joined the Hisbah (Islamic police). SEE ALSO: Berlin to fit suspected jihadists with ankle braceletsHe is then believed to have become a member of the feared "Amniyat", IS's intelligence service. Lemke's second wife, another German national who said her name was Sabina and aged 34, was less willing to speak but confirmed that she fled the last IS pocket with her husband. SDF officers on the ground refused to comment on the identities of the suspected jihadists being screened and detained at the centre.

Source: The Local February 01, 2019 07:52 UTC