British jihadist who went to fight in Syria in bid for ‘martyrdom’ will be freed from prison Mohammed Nahin Ahmed was locked up in 2014 after pleading guilty of joining an extremist group in the Middle East

(GB News) A British jihadist who went to fight in Syria has been given the green light to leave prison.

Mohammed Nahin Ahmed, one of the UK’s most dangerous terrorists, was sentenced a decade ago after [pleading] guilty to joining a jihadist group.

Ahmed’s friend Yusuf Zubair Sarwar was also convicted as the pair, both 22 at the time, joined an Al-Qaeda-linked terror group Kataib al-Muhajireen.

The group was looking to challenge Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.

Ahmed and Sarwar were handed 13-year sentences after pleading guilty to one count of engaging in preparation of terrorist acts.

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