A Birmingham student took part in terrorism training at a paintball centre before a failed trip to try and join Islamic State in Syria.
Humza Ali, 20, told a friend he would “fight and die” for the group before flying out to Turkey in January 2015 - but was turned back at the border.
Birmingham Crown Court heard he trained for terrorist combat at a paintballing centre in Hockley Heath, Solihull, where he posed for photos alongside three other men linked to ISIS. Ali also shared videos with fellow student Zeb Ali glorifying martyrdom and showing beheadings and other Islamic State atrocities. Zeb, 20, pleaded guilty at the start of the trial to three charges of distributing extremist literature.
