Grammar schoolboy who fled to Syria to become an IS sniper is jailed for life

A former grammar schoolboy who fled to war-torn Syria to became a sniper for IS after a family holiday in Turkey has been jailed for life. Shabazz Suleman, 27, sent images of decapitations to his school friends on WhatsApp before joining Islamic State fighters in 2014 at the age of 18. In Syria he underwent weapons training to be a sniper, carried out guard duty and managed multiple Twitter propagandist accounts for the terrorist group. The former pupil of Royal…

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