U.K. Brothers Jailed for Syria Training

Two brothers have become the first Britons to be jailed for terrorism training in Syria. Mohommod Nawaz, 30, and Hamza Nawaz, 24, both from Stratford in East London, were sentenced to four-and-a-half years and three years respectively. The men had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to attend a place used for terrorism training. They traveled to Syria between August 25 and September 16, 2013 to attend a camp in Latakia province. The judge said the men's "focus" was the regime in Syria rather than attacks in the U.K. and there was no evidence either man had taken part in fighting. He said, however, that, "The evidence shows you were there for jihad, or holy war, and wanted to join an extremist group." Scotland Yard said the brothers were the first British citizens to be sentenced for terror offenses after returning from Syria.