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Two men are jailed after Syria terror trip Two British men jailed after Syria terror trip
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Two British men have been jailed for 12 years and eight months each after being convicted for Syria-related terror offences. Two British men who went to Syria to join rebel fighters have been jailed for 12 years and eight months each.
Yusuf Sarwar and Mohammed Ahmed, both aged 22 and from Birmingham, were sentenced for engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts.Yusuf Sarwar and Mohammed Ahmed, both aged 22 and from Birmingham, were sentenced for engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts.
The judge imposed an extended licence period of five years.The judge imposed an extended licence period of five years.
The pair were arrested at Heathrow airport in January after returning from Syria. Both men pleaded guilty in July. Sentencing the pair, Judge Michael Topolski described them as "deeply committed to violent extremism".
The two men were arrested by West Midlands Police's counter-terrorism unit at Heathrow Airport on their return to the UK in January.
Both men pleaded guilty to to terrorism charges at Woolwich Crown Court in London in July.
West Midlands Police said they were first alerted to the case when Sarwar's parents reported him missing last year.
The two friends travelled to Syria in May 2013, where they are believed to have spent eight months with the al-Nusra Front, which is a jihadist group affiliated with al-Qaeda.
Before leaving the UK, Sarwar faked documents to convince his family he was travelling to Turkey as part of a two-week trip organised by Birmingham City University, where he was a student.