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ISIS secret agent, 35, who used Britain as a base to recruit new jihadis, raise cash and tip off military commanders is jailed for six years
[DailyMail] - Awat Hamasalih, 35, jailed for six years for membership of a terrorist organisation
- He claimed he was 'proud to be British' and denied he supported ISIS
- He was given asylum in Britain in 2002, then became a British citizen in 2008
- Hamasalih, an Iraqi Kurd, had fought for the Peshmerga in the late 1990s but had changed sides to join ISIS
- Prosecutors argued he was an 'active and committed member' of the group
- He used social media and a broadcast website to drum up support
- He was found with the human resources files for two regiments of Peshmerga
Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2017-08-04 |
