British teen caught trying to join ISIS with Bear Grylls-style survival pack’ containing a wooly hat and a map of Turkey
He was stopped by police while trying to get to Syria from Stansted Airport
A teenager has been jailed after being caught on his way to Syria with a step-by-step guide to Islamic State terrorist warfare.
Cubeyda Hassan Jama, 19, was jailed for three-and-a-half years after he was arrested at Stansted Airport while trying to fly to Bucharest, after he used his student loan to purchase the flights to Syria.
The Middlesex University student had drawn up a list of jobs he could do for the group - police found the handwritten kit-list called "Bear Grills" detailing what he could do, including "chef", "fitness military trainer" and "bomb-making department"
Ha packed a solar-powered iPhone charger, an electric shaving kit, a map of Turkey and a bobble hat as he prepared to embark on a new life.
The 19-year-old, of Thornton Heath, West Sussex, was targeted by the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command, who discovered a USB stick containing an instructional e-book detailing how to travel to Islamic State in Syria, as well as listing various items needed for the journey.
The stick also contained copies of an Islamic State propaganda magazine which called for readers to travel to join them, glorifying the violent actions and attacks of the terrorist group.
Police also discovered a file entitled "self-sacrifice", set out arguments attempting to legitimise suicide bombings, while police forensic experts unearthed deleted video footage on Jama's phone showing Islamic State's barbaric executions of prisoners.
The search continued later at Jama's house where officers uncovered notes for travelling to Syria, as well as a handwritten oath of allegiance to Islamic State.
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The teen pleaded guilty to preparation of terrorist acts at the Old Bailey last month and was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison on Thursday.
Commander Dean Haydon, head of the Met's Counter Terrorism Command, said: "Jama had a step-by-step guide to fighting for Daesh and many items which could be used by aspiring terrorists, as listed in the guide.
"He had trawled through reams of terrorist material and there is no doubt in my mind what his intentions were if he had made it to Syria.
"By working so effectively with Essex Police, we ensured he did not make that journey.
"The sentence should serve as a timely reminder to anyone thinking of travelling for the purposes of terrorism."
Judge Gerald Gordon, at the Old Bailey in London, touched on Jama's "nomadic" childhood. He had left Finland for Somalia, before arriving in London in 2010 where he had to learn English.
The Standard reported the Judge told Jama: "“No doubt that made you somewhat isolated and with time on your hands.
“You’re described by the psychologist as naive and I think that’s right.
“You were at obvious risk of radicalisation, be it self-radicalisation via the internet, radicalisation through others or a combination of the two. That is exactly what happened.
“You were not travelling with any developed specific terrorist activities in mind, such as fighting, and in light of your comparative lack of funds, lack of detailed onwards travel planning, and apparent lack of necessary introduction to obtain acceptance into Daesh, your chances of having actually succeeded in your aim was low.
“But if you did achieve your aim of joining Daesh, you would have had no option but to do whatever was required of you.”
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