US ex-soldier ‘fought in Syria with terror group’

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A former US soldier has been charged with using a weapon outside the US as he fought against Syrian government forces, prosecutors say.

Eric Harroun, 30, served in the US Army from 2000-2003, and allegedly fought in Syria with the al-Nusra Front, according to the BBC.

Al-Nusra is deemed a terror group by the US as an alias of al-Qaeda in Iraq.

If convicted, Harroun would face a maximum sentence of life in prison. He was arrested as he returned to the US on Wednesday.

According to a criminal complaint, Harroun is accused of crossing into Syria in January 2013 and fighting alongside members of Jabhat al-Nusra (the Nusra Front) against the Syrian government.

He is specifically charged with “conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction outside of the United States”, a law that applies to US nationals anywhere in the world.

He allegedly fought as part of a group using rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), and is not charged with providing material support to a terror group.

Prosecutors allege that he was trained to use the RPGs by members of al-Nusra and participated in attacks organised by the group. He also allegedly posted on social media photographs of himself carrying RPGs and other weapons.

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