British man who traveled to Syria to join ISIS has been jailed

Mohammed Uddin, 29, of Barking, Essex, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court after pleading guilty to a charge of preparing acts of terrorism.



The court heard how Uddin travelled to Syria on 4 November 2014, intending to join IS - also known as Daesh - and fighting for them.

On 12 December of the same year, he crossed the border back into Turkey where he was held by the authorities because he did not have any travel documents.

He was stopped by counter terrorism officers at Gatwick Airport when he returned to Britain on 22 December who believed he was involved in terrorist-related activity and who found extremist material in his possession.

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Assistant Chief Constable Laura Nicholson, the head of counter-terrorism across the South East, said: "Uddin's purpose of travel was to join Daesh and engage in terrorist activity