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Man charged in Germany for war crimes in Syria 

A 29 year old Syrian man has been charged in German with war crimes committed in Syria whilst a member of Islamic State, reports AP. 

The man known as Fares A B. is accused of assaulting and abusing three prisoners in 2014 as well as executing a prisoner. 

His surname was been witheld in line with Germany's privacy laws. 

Fares A B. was arrested in Baden-Wuerttemberg on July 31. 

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