The Latest: Prosecutor: German girl’s fate in Iraq not clear

The village of Pulsnitz photographed on Saturday, July 22, 2017. A German girl, who ran away from home shortly after converting to Islam, has been found in Iraq, prosecutors said Saturday. The 16-year-old teenager, only identified as Linda W. is getting consular assistance from the German Embassy in Iraq, said prosecutor Lorenz Haase from the eastern German city of Dresden. Haase wouldn't confirm media reports that the teenager from Pulsnitz in eastern Germany had been fighting for the Islamic State group in Mosul. (Sebastian Willnow/dpa via AP)

By Associated Press July 22, 2017 3 min read

BERLIN (AP) – The Latest on foreigners found in Iraq (all times local):

3:50 p.m.

A German prosecutor says it’s not clear if a German girl, who ran away to Iraq a year ago shortly after converting to Islam, will be returned to her home country.

Dresden prosecutor Lorenz Haase said Saturday that his office has not applied for the return of 16-year-old Linda W. from Pulsnitz in eastern Germany, who was found in Mosul earlier this month.

Iraqi officals said the teenager was with the extremist Islamic State group and worked for the IS police department. Haase said “the public prosecutor’s office Dresden has not applied for an arrest warrant and will therefore not be able to request extradition.”