Former UK rapper Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary goes on trial in Madrid for joining IS

The 32-year-old allegedly posted an image of himself holding a severed head on Twitter while visiting Syria

Former British rapper and notorious Islamic State suspect Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, who was arrested in Spain in 2020, went on trial in Madrid on Wednesday.

The 32-year-old former rapper from west London, who allegedly posted an image of himself holding a severed head on Twitter, went on trial at Spain’s Audiencia Nacional criminal court for joining the Islamic State (IS) group while visiting Syria between 2013 and 2015.