Canadian Foreign Fighters
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In first for Canada, woman convicted for ‘family support’ role in ISISOumaima Chouay is the first of several Canadian women who were captured in Syria during the war against ISIS to be convicted of terrorism. She was handed a one-day sentence.CanadaJul 21, 2025
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Canadian Forces reservist died fighting with ISISInvestigators said Bilal Khan, a former reservist from Hamilton, was the only known Canadian ex-soldier to join the ISIS terrorist group.CanadaMay 30, 2023
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RCMP make 2nd ‘national security’ arrest in Calgary in 2 monthsThe arrest came two months after a former ISIS member was taken into custody in Calgary.CanadaSep 24, 2020
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CSIS used information collected via illegal activities to get counter-terrorism warrants, court rulesCSIS 'breached the duty of candour it owed to the court' by not disclosing the illegal activities, the court saidCanadaJul 16, 2020
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Foreigners from Canada among those captured during fight against ISIS in Afghanistan, UN saysForeign fighters from countries including Canada were captured during an operation against ISIS in Afghanistan last November, according to a report to the UN Security Council.CanadaJan 29, 2020
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Canada will not be making U.S. ‘suggestion’ to repatriate ISIS fighters a priority: GoodaleRalph Goodale said while the government is looking into whether the children of foreign fighters can be protected, returning Canadian foreign fighters is not a priority,CanadaFeb 5, 2019
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Goodale says Canadian ISIS fighters will face consequences, officials won’t be put in danger to helpGlobal News asked specifically whether he thinks the people consular officials would be going to help are worth that risk.CanadaOct 16, 2018
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Conservatives hammer Trudeau government for inaction on Canadian ISIS fightersAndrew Scheer said the Liberals have failed to take meaningful action to bring alleged ISIS fighters to justice who have “committed atrocities.”CanadaOct 15, 2018
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When he was 20, he fled Canada to join ISIS. Now he’s believed dead and his family says it didn’t see the signsResearchers said parents they interviewed generally had little grasp of what was happening as their children were embracing extremist violence, and were “largely at a loss” about what to do.CanadaMay 24, 2018
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Matthew Schrier was kidnapped by al-Qaida in Syria. He believes Canadians were involvedA U.S. photojournalist writes about “the Canadian connection” to the seven months he was held captive in Aleppo, in a new book.CanadaMar 29, 2018
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