Germany sentences Daish terrorist to seven years in prison
Alleged Daish terrorist Kerim Marc B. holds an empty binder in front of his face in Duesseldorf, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016 (AP Photo)


A German court on Thursday sentenced a 23-year-old terrorist who fought in Syria on behalf of the Daish terrorist group to seven years and nine months in prison.German-born Kerim Marc B, whose full name was withheld in line with privacy laws, was found guilty of pledging allegiance to Daish and fighting alongside a largely Bosnian group of militiamen in Syria.Prosecutors say Kerim Marc B, also known under the Daish alias Abu Zulfikar, remains a staunch terrorist and even tried to recruit people on behalf of Daish while in detention in Dortmund after his return to Germany.Defence lawyers for Kerim Marc B had pushed for a lesser prison sentence, arguing that their client was reformed."I have completely renounced Daish - I have decided against radicalism," the defendant told the court in closing statements.