British pair who travelled to Syria admit terror charges

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Two British men who went to Syria to join “rebel” fighters have pleaded guilty to terrorism charges.

Nahin Ahmed and Yusuf Sarwar, both 22 and from Birmingham, admitted preparing to carry out terrorist acts.

They spent eight months in Syria and were arrested by West Midlands Police’s counter-terrorism unit at Heathrow Airport on their return in January.

 

They had travelled to Syria to take part in its civil war after contacting Islamic extremists, the court heard.

The police were alerted to the case after Sarwar’s parents contacted them in May 2013 to say he was missing.

They had found a letter in which their son, who was a computer science undergraduate at Birmingham City University, admitted he had gone “to do jihad” in Syria.

Police believe Ahmed and Sarwar fought with the al-Nusra Front, which is a jihadist group affiliated with al-Qaeda.

Their trial had been due to start, but at Woolwich Crown Court in London they each admitted one count of engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorism acts, contrary to section five of the Terrorism Act.

Source: BBC

M. Wassouf

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