Fouad Belkacem

An appeals court in Belgium's northern port city of Antwerp upheld Wednesday a 12-year jail term and fine of 30,000 euros ($33,000) for the leader of an Islamist group that sent jihadists to Syria.

An appeals court in Belgium's northern port city of Antwerp upheld Wednesday a 12-year jail term and fine of 30,000 euros ($33,000) for the leader of an Islamist group that sent jihadists to Syria.