▁in ▁Lib ya ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁while ▁ 1 7 - year - old ▁Ab edi ▁returned ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁He ▁took ▁a ▁gap ▁year ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁where ▁he ▁returned ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁Hash em ▁to ▁Lib ya ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁his ▁parents . ▁Ab edi ▁was ▁injured ▁in ▁A jd abi ya ▁that ▁year ▁while ▁fighting ▁for ▁an ▁Islam ist ▁group . ▁The ▁brothers ▁were ▁res cu ed ▁from ▁Tri pol i ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁survey ▁ship ▁ ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁ 1 1 0 ▁British ▁citizens ▁as ▁the ▁Lib yan ▁civil ▁war ▁er upt ed , ▁taken ▁to ▁Mal ta ▁and ▁flow n ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁UK . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁retired ▁European ▁intelligence ▁officer , ▁speaking ▁on ▁condition ▁of ▁an onym ity , ▁Ab edi ▁met ▁with ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁IS IS ▁Batt ar ▁brig ade ▁in ▁Sab r ath a , ▁Lib ya ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁group ▁upon ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁UK . ▁An ▁im am ▁at ▁D ids bury ▁mos que ▁re called ▁that ▁Ab edi ▁looked ▁at ▁him ▁" with ▁hate " ▁after ▁he ▁pre ached ▁against ▁IS IS ▁and ▁Ans ar ▁al - Sh aria ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁an ▁acquaint ance ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁Ab edi ▁was ▁" out going " ▁and ▁consum ed ▁alco hol , ▁while