ISIS Foreign Fighters

• Charges approved against Canadian ISIS fighter detained in Syria, documents reveal

  Hundreds of pages of documents on Canadians detained in Syria were released to Global News under the Access to Information Act.

  Crime

  Jul 26, 2021
  
• Former Calgary resident detained in Syria says ISIS asked him to conduct attacks in North America

  Safraz Ali says he refused to conduct attacks for ISIS and was arrested as a result.

  Canada

  Oct 16, 2019
  
• Advertisement
• Turkey willing to help Canada repatriate ISIS members held in Syria, official says

  A Turkish official told Global News his country was open to working with the RCMP to repatriate Canadian ISIS members.

  Canada

  May 21, 2019
• Advertisement
• U.S. urges countries to repatriate their citizens who fought with ISIS in Syria

  The U.S. called on other nations to repatriate and prosecute their citizens who travelled to Syria to fight with the Islamic State group and who are now being held by Washington's local partners.

  World

  Feb 4, 2019
• 14 Canadian children linked to ISIS, says study that calls on government to rehabilitate them

  The report said that more than 4,600 foreign minors were affiliated with ISIS, including an estimated 14 Canadian citizens.

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2018
• EXCLUSIVE: Canada’s plan for managing the return of ISIS fighters revealed in documents

  Documents point to the hurdles police face in foreign fighter investigations, and the alternative approaches RCMP are trying because criminal charges are so challenging.

  Canada

  May 14, 2018