Foreign Fighters Canada

• Canadian ISIS facilitator denounces extremism, gets 14 years

  Awso Peshdary told the court God did him a favour by having the RCMP arrest him.

  Canada

  Feb 23, 2023
  
• Woman arrested in Toronto area for allegedly trying to join ISIS

  Terrorism charges against women are rare in Canada.

  Canada

  Aug 26, 2020
  
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• Government response to motion on bringing ISIS members to justice emphasizes prosecution challenges

  “Investigating, arresting, charging and prosecuting any Canadian involved in terrorism or violent extremism is the government’s main objective and priority,” the six-page report said.

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2018
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• ‘I’m going to die here’: Wives of ISIS fighters want to return home to Canada

  Seven Canadians are among almost 500 foreign women affiliated with ISIS who have been captured and are being held in camps in this Kurdish-controlled region of Syria.

  World

  Oct 11, 2018
• Ottawa man ordered to surrender passport, keep away from ISIS

  On Monday, an Ottawa judge ordered Abdulmuti Elmi to surrender his passport and stay away from ISIS supporters.

  Canada

  Sep 12, 2018
• Toronto ISIS member killed in Syria, says pro-ISIS group

  A pro-ISIS group's eulogy of a Toronto man is the latest indication that many foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq are dying before they can make it home.

  Canada

  Aug 24, 2018
• When he was 20, he fled Canada to join ISIS. Now he’s believed dead and his family says it didn’t see the signs

  Researchers 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.

  Canada

  May 24, 2018
• Canadians say ISIS, North Korea, homegrown terrorists among greatest security risks: Ipsos poll

  Canadians view homegrown radicalized terrorists as being a bigger threat to public safety than Iran, Syria and Russia.

  Canada

  Dec 28, 2017