Wannabe martyr faces jail

A teenage terrorist who planned to die an Islamic State martyr in Syria is facing jail. Yousif Alsyed, 18, and older brother Ahmedeltigani Alsyed, 20, took out a gym subscription to ‘increase their fitness’ and attended a paintball event to train for battle. He and his brother had a ‘shared aspiration’ to fight in Syria and become martyrs with Mohammed Ali, 18, and a 17-year-old Deliveroo driver, who cannot be named. The four of them chatted on encrypted messaging app…

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