BERLIN: Prosecutors in Germany say they have charged six German nationals and one Pakistani with supporting the self-styled Islamic State (IS) group and two other terrorist organisations that are active in Syria.

Federal prosecutors said on Friday that the seven, aged 23 to 59 and including one woman, formed a network to help facilitate and finance people’s travel to Syria to join the groups, which included Ahrar al-Sham and Jund al-Sham.

They face charges of supporting a terrorist organisation between the beginning of 2013 and September 2014.

Two of the accused are in custody, including one who is also accused of trying to recruit a man as an Islamic State member or supporter.

German authorities say a total of around 700 people have travelled from Germany to join extremists in Syria and Iraq.

Published in Dawn, September 19th, 2015

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