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| Brother of British jihadi killed in Syria charged under Terrorism Act | |
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| The brother of a British man who was killed while fighting in Syria with Islamic State has been charged with preparing terrorist acts. | |
| Mustakim Jaman, 23, from Portsmouth and the brother of Ifthekar Jaman, was charged under the Terrorism Act on Sunday, Hampshire police said. | |
| Jaman was arrested by the south-east counter-terrorism unit on 14 October on suspicion of being involved in a Syria-related terrorism plot. | Jaman was arrested by the south-east counter-terrorism unit on 14 October on suspicion of being involved in a Syria-related terrorism plot. |
| He was remanded in custody to appear at Westminster magistrates court in London on Monday. | He was remanded in custody to appear at Westminster magistrates court in London on Monday. |
| Jaman was arrested alongside his brother, Tuhim, 26, and his parents. His father, Enu Miah, 57, and mother, Hena Choudhury, 48, were released on bail on 15 October. | Jaman was arrested alongside his brother, Tuhim, 26, and his parents. His father, Enu Miah, 57, and mother, Hena Choudhury, 48, were released on bail on 15 October. |
| A 23-year-old woman from Farnborough and a 29-year-old woman from Greenwich, south London, were also held on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of terrorism acts. | A 23-year-old woman from Farnborough and a 29-year-old woman from Greenwich, south London, were also held on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of terrorism acts. |
| Officials said the arrests were part of a nationwide operation and linked to the Syrian conflict. | Officials said the arrests were part of a nationwide operation and linked to the Syrian conflict. |
| Jaman is the brother of Ifthekar Jaman, 23, who was one of the most prominent British men to wage jihad in Syria. He was killed last December. | |
| Ifthekar Jaman was well-known among the British fighters in Syria. He encouraged others to follow him and take up arms against the Syrian regime and was killed shortly after he had given an interview to BBC Newsnight. | |
| He was the first of a group of young men from Portsmouth to travel to Syria last year. One of the men, Muashudur Choudhury, returned and was convicted of a terror offence earlier this year. Another has been killed in Syria. Sources said that since the men left for Syria, two or three others from the city may have travelled to join them. | |
| Jaman is the brother of Ifthekar Jaman, 23, who was one of the most prominent British men to wage jihad in Syria. He was killed last December. |