Court documents stemming from 2005 arrest show Cherif Kouachi 's interest in jihad . They say Cherif Kouachi was raised in orphanages and foster homes from a young age , and became involved in a group in Paris ' 19th arrondissement . The French magazine Charlie Hebdo was attacked by gunmen on January 7 last year and the magazine's offices were firebombed a few days later. Documents : Kouachi wanted to travel to Iraq via Syria `` to go and combat the Americans ''
Court documents stemming from 2005 arrest show Cherif Kouachi 's interest in jihad . The French magazine Charlie Hebdo was attacked by gunmen on January 7 last year and the magazine's offices were firebombed a few days later. Documents : Kouachi wanted to travel to Iraq via Syria `` to go and combat the Americans ''