6 jailed in Jordan for trying to join jihadists in Syria

A military tribunal jailed six Muslim extremists Wednesday for trying to join Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front to fight against Syrian government forces, according to a court official. Six Salafi men were jailed to two-and-a-half years each “for attempting to infiltrate Syria and join Al-Nusra and fight the Syrian regime,” he told AFP. The convicts were arrested in December as they tried to cross the border. They were charged with carrying out acts that would expose Jordan and its citizens “to the risk of acts of aggression and revenge.”