Jabed Hussain was caught by the Met in undercover sting operation

A man from Acton who twice attempted to travel to Syria with the intention of joining ISIS has been sentenced to nine years' imprisonment at the Old Bailey.

22-year-old who attended the An Noor Cultural and Community Centre on Church Road had been convicted last year after pleading guilty at the Old Bailey to two charges of preparation of terrorist acts.

In August 2015, Hussain attempted to travel to Syria and was detained by Turkish authorities at the Turkey-Syria border and returned to the UK.

He then changed his name by deed poll to "Ishaq Jabir Hussain" and attempted to apply for a passport in this new name in order to evade the authorities. He was caught in an undercover operation when he chatted online to a person he believed could help him get to Syria but in fact was an officer for the Met. He was arrested for Terrorism Act offences on 28 April 2016.

Commander Dean Haydon of the Met's Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) said, "Hussain made a concerted effort to get to Syria and intended to join ISIS. Changing his name was a poor attempt to evade the authorities which was always destined to fail."

March 10, 2017