An Australian court on Tuesday convicted Sydney man Hamdi Al Qudsi of recruiting seven young men to travel overseas and fight alongside Islamic State and al Qaeda affiliates in Syria, a spokeswoman for the court said. About 100 people have left Australia for Syria to fight alongside organizations such as Islamic State, Australia's Immigration Minister said earlier this year. A copy of the indictment provided to Reuters lists seven men that Al Qudsi recruited to fight in Syria. Al Qudsi is yet to be sentenced. Al Qudsi, 42, was found guilty by the New South Wales state Supreme Court in Sydney of aiding the men to fight with extremist groups in 2013, the spokeswoman told Reuters.

Source: Thanhnien News July 12, 2016 05:15 UTC