A British woman has been convicted of terrorism offenses after planning to travel to Afghanistan to join Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), authorities said, the BBC reported.
Farishta Jami, 36, of Stratford-upon-Avon, had saved money for a one-way flight and repeatedly searched for travel routes to Afghanistan, Warwickshire Police said. She also shared violent extremist material on social media between September 2022 and January 2024, the report said.
Following a trial at Leicester Crown Court, Jami was found guilty on Thursday of two counts of engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorism under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006.
Online propaganda and recruitment efforts
Investigators said Jami served as an administrator for several social media groups, some with more than 700 members, where she oversaw the distribution of extremist content, including instructional videos on weapon-making. The material was intended to demonstrate her commitment to ISKP, police said.
Authorities also found that she had researched weapons, including the assembly and disassembly of an AK-47 rifle, and had searched online for flights and travel information to Afghanistan on 22 occasions.
According to the BBC report, Superintendent Darren Webster, head of specialist operations for Warwickshire Police, called the case a “complex investigation interlinking terrorism and serious criminal offenses.”
“Jami’s actions had the potential for real-world implications, and the harm they could have caused cannot be underestimated,” Webster said.
Jami is scheduled to be sentenced at Leicester Crown Court on Friday, the report said.
