ALMATY -- An Almaty court sentenced a man to six years in prison for trying to join al-Qaeda-affiliated militants in Syria, the court press office said Tuesday (August 1).
"The convicted man tried to travel to Syria via Kyrgyzstan and Syria to participate in the armed 'jihad' as part of the terrorist group Al-Nusra Front," according to the court's statement.
The defendant was identified only as M.
