The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Jihadist jailed for 2 years for posing with severed heads A German jihadist was sentenced to prison Tuesday on war crimes charges after posing for pictures in conflict-torn Syria with the severed and impaled heads of two government troops. https://www.thelocal.de/20160712/jihadist-given-two-years-for-posing-with-severed-heads Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:18:50 +0200 jihadist-given-two-years-for-posing-with-severed-heads Merkel calls for no-fly zone as Russian jets hassle Luftwaffe German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday backed a call from Turkey for a no-fly zone over parts of Syria, saying it would alleviate the situation of displaced Syrians. https://www.thelocal.de/20160216/merkel-calls-for-no-fly-zone-over-syria Tue, 16 Feb 2016 09:09:15 +0100 merkel-calls-for-no-fly-zone-over-syria German spies 'rebuild ties with Syrian dictator' Germany's foreign intelligence service BND has resumed cooperation with the Syrian secret service in the fight against Islamist extremists, according to a newspaper report Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151218/german-spies-in-syria-assad-isis Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:33:07 +0100 german-spies-in-syria-assad-isis Berlin NGO smuggles pirate radio into Syria A Berlin-based NGO has given an old technology a modern twist to ensure that independent journalism can fly under the government radar in the Syrian civil war. https://www.thelocal.de/20151022/berlin-ngo-spread-pirate-radio-into-syria Thu, 22 Oct 2015 19:48:16 +0200 berlin-ngo-spread-pirate-radio-into-syria What will Berlin do for Syria's refugees? UPDATE: The United Nations issued a clarion call in Berlin on Tuesday for more funding to help countries such as Lebanon and Jordan host millions of Syrian refugees, warning it posed the world's "most dramatic humanitarian crisis". https://www.thelocal.de/20141028/merkel-pushes-for-more-refugee-aid Tue, 28 Oct 2014 09:33:00 +0100 merkel-pushes-for-more-refugee-aid German teen 'dies fighting in Syria' A German teenager has died in Syria just days after arriving to fight on side of rebels opposing the forces of President Bashar al-Assad, it has been reported. https://www.thelocal.de/20131211/german-teen-dies-fighting-in-syria Wed, 11 Dec 2013 10:37:00 +0100 german-teen-dies-fighting-in-syria