Two men and a woman from Walsall who were convicted of Syria related terrorism offences, have been jailed at court.
Ayman Shaukat, aged 28, from Pargeter Street, was jailed for 10 years and given five years on extended licence, after being found guilty of helping to facilitate a network to enable people to travel to Syria and engage in terrorism.
One of the men who is believed to have travelled to Syria is Sajid Aslam, who is suspected to be fighting with terrorists.
Fellow defendant Alexander Nash, aged 22, of Bentley Road, was jailed for five years and handed an additional year on extended licence, after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing to preparing for acts of terrorism.
Two Walsall women have also been sentenced for their part: Lorna Moore, aged 34, from Glebe Street, who is married to Aslam, was sentenced to two and a half years after being found guilty of failing to disclose information about her husband’s planned travel to the conflict zone.
A second woman, Kerry Thomason, aged 24, from an undisclosed address, was sentenced to two years suspended and given a curfew and tag for six months, after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing to assisting her husband, Isaiah Siadatan, to travel to Syria and engage in acts of terrorism.
He is also believed to have joined IS with Aslam and another man known to the group, Jacob Petty.
During sentencing the judge paid tribute to the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit officers who investigated the case.
Assistant Chief Constable Marcus Beale, who leads on counter-terrorism across the West Midlands, said: “I hope the sentences today will act as a clear deterrent to those planning to travel or assist others in travelling to fight with Daesh.
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