ISIS Fighters

• Federal Court of Appeal overturns order to help return men in Syrian camps

  The Canadians are among the many foreign nationals in Syrian camps and jails run by Kurdish forces that reclaimed the strife-torn region from ISIS.

  Canada

  May 31, 2023
  
• Turkey says it will start sending home captured Islamic State fighters

  Turkey has long criticized its European allies for refusing to take back Islamic State fighters who are their citizens.

  World

  Nov 8, 2019
  
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• Majority of Canadians don’t want Ottawa to bring back detained ISIS fighters: Ipsos poll

  Most Canadians do not want the government helping to bring back those suspected of fighting for ISIS.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2019
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• Jihadi Jack hopes Canada will take him as Trudeau says laws will be enforced

  In response to a question about the Canadian citizenship of Jack Letts, also known as "Jihadi Jack," Justin Trudeau said Canada will make sure its laws are enforced.

  Canada

  Aug 19, 2019
• U.K. citizenship stripped from ‘Jihadi Jack,’ leaving him with only Canadian citizenship

  Jack Letts is currently being held in a Kurdish-run jail in northern Syria.

  Canada

  Aug 18, 2019
• Don’t strip ISIS terror suspects like ‘Jihadi Jack’ of citizenship, experts say

  Britain has stripped accused terrorists of citizenship in order to punish them for allegedly supporting ISIS.

  World

  Jun 28, 2019
• ‘Jihadi Jack’ parents appear in U.K. court over charges of funding terrorism

  Prosecution is arguing that the parents had reason to suspect the money would be used for terrorism, but sent it to their son anyway.

  World

  May 23, 2019
• Iraqi forces kill Islamic State commander and 4 fighters in northeast Iraq

  Security forces killed an Islamic State commander and four fighters in the Hamrin Mountains area of northeast Iraq on Sunday, the military said.

  World

  Apr 14, 2019
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• Sweden calls for international tribunal to prosecute ISIS fighters for war crimes

  Sweden is calling for an international tribunal to try ISIS fighters for war crimes, such as rape, mass executions and beheadings.

  World

  Mar 7, 2019
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• Canada may not have to repatriate ISIS fighters from Syria: experts

  Experts say Canada is unlikely to hold any legal obligation to go out of its way to repatriate Canadian ISIS fighters detained in Syria.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2019