French ex-soldier jailed for trying to join Syrian jihadists

20minutes.fr (French)

A former French soldier has been jailed after being charged with attempting to join a jihadist group in Syria. He is suspected of terrorist association. The man, identified as Manuel B., was arrested upon his return from Lebanon. He allegedly tried to reach a Syrian jihadist group with his wife, after leaving France in mid-April. Previously, he was under house arrest after the 2015 Paris attacks and later expelled from Morocco. He is linked to a known French jihadist figure.


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