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Terror trial: Men who helped teen go to Syria guilty | Terror trial: Men who helped teen go to Syria guilty |
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Three men who helped a Cardiff teenager travel to Syria to fight with Islamic extremists are facing jail. | |
Kristen Brekke, 20, from Cardiff, Forhad Rahman, from Gloucestershire, and Adeel Ulhaq, from Nottinghamshire, have been found guilty of helping in the preparation of an act of terrorism. | Kristen Brekke, 20, from Cardiff, Forhad Rahman, from Gloucestershire, and Adeel Ulhaq, from Nottinghamshire, have been found guilty of helping in the preparation of an act of terrorism. |
The Old Bailey heard they helped Aseel Muthana, 19, join so-called Islamic State in February 2014. | |
The court heard the defendants shared the same "highly-radical ideology". | The court heard the defendants shared the same "highly-radical ideology". |
They will be sentenced later on Wednesday. | They will be sentenced later on Wednesday. |
Aseel's older brother Nasser Muthana, who he idolised, had previously travelled to war-torn Syria with four other young men from Cardiff, the court heard. | Aseel's older brother Nasser Muthana, who he idolised, had previously travelled to war-torn Syria with four other young men from Cardiff, the court heard. |
Nasser later achieved "notoriety" when he and other young men made a propaganda video for IS called There Is No life Without Jihad which was released in June 2014, the jury was told. | Nasser later achieved "notoriety" when he and other young men made a propaganda video for IS called There Is No life Without Jihad which was released in June 2014, the jury was told. |
Brekke, along with Rahman, of Cirencester, and Ulhaq, of Sutton-in-Ashfield, helped Aseel travel to Syria three months after his brother. | Brekke, along with Rahman, of Cirencester, and Ulhaq, of Sutton-in-Ashfield, helped Aseel travel to Syria three months after his brother. |
Brekke, who worked with Aseel in a cafe, helped his friend obtain a new passport as his had been confiscated by his parents after his brother left the country. | Brekke, who worked with Aseel in a cafe, helped his friend obtain a new passport as his had been confiscated by his parents after his brother left the country. |
He also bought and stored combat clothing for him at his Grangetown home. | He also bought and stored combat clothing for him at his Grangetown home. |
Rahman, 21, paid for his flight, and Ulhaq, 21, provided him with tactical advice on equipment he would need. | Rahman, 21, paid for his flight, and Ulhaq, 21, provided him with tactical advice on equipment he would need. |
They were both in contact with Aseel online. | They were both in contact with Aseel online. |
All three men were found guilty of the preparation of terrorist acts while Ulhaq was also convicted of entering into or becoming concerned in a terrorist funding arrangement. | All three men were found guilty of the preparation of terrorist acts while Ulhaq was also convicted of entering into or becoming concerned in a terrorist funding arrangement. |