The statement added that the Islam-motivated terrorism (TE) department was formed of two groups, one which is already working on existing cases while the other group will be accepting new personnel soon.
"The fight against Islamist terrorism has a high priority for the Federal Criminal Police Office," the statement stressed, adding the new department is another important step to expand its operational, analytical and supporting capabilities to further strengthen the fight against "Islamist terrorism" together with other federal and state security agencies.
The move follows the growing anti-Moslem tendencies across Europe
...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
as many Moslem associations and leaders warn Western governments against wrongfully associating religion with terrorism, and presenting possible criminal activities as related to Islam.
The BKA claimed that the new department was being established to tackle the danger of "Islamist" attacks in Germany remains high despite the defeat of the ISIS
...embracing their inner Islamic Brute...terrorist group.
The statement added that the new department will be effective in dealing with returnees from the war zones in Syria and Iraq.
Dozens of German ISIS fighters are reportedly in the severely overcrowded al-Hol camp, which is under the control of the PKK terrorist organization's Syrian affiliate People's Protection Units (YPG). Their wives and children are estimated to number in the hundreds. Humanitarian groups have previously called on Germany to take back over 100 children of German ISIS fighters, who they say risk being radicalized.