A Canadian woman trapped in Iraq, who has previously spent time stuck in Syrian prison camps, will receive an emergency travel document to return home.

'I would speculate that he had a role in supplying Canada’s enemies. And those enemies subsequently hurt Canadians.' a former official with Canadian Security Intelligence says.

Canadian special forces had for three years trained and advised the Kurds in the defence of their semi-independent region from ISIL before working together to free large swathes of territory from ISIL's grasp.