Syrian pro-government forces hold a position near the village of al-Maleha on Saturday during the ongoing battle against Isis jihadists. Photo: AFPGerman authorities believe the Islamic State group holds some 11,100 blank Syrian passports that can be completed with any individual's details, weekly newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported on Sunday. The stolen passports are genuine identity papers that have not yet been filled out with an individual's details, making them a valuable tool for forgers. In total, German security services are aware of some 18,002 blank Syrian passports stolen from Syrian government sites, including thousands held by groups other than Isis. Members of the group behind a series of coordinated bomb and gun attacks in Paris that claimed 130 lives in November 2015 were found to have used fake Syrian passports.

Source: The Local September 10, 2017 09:22 UTC