Jack Letts

• Mother of Canadian detained in Syria ‘exhausted’ as Supreme Court rejects case

  The Supreme Court declined to review an earlier decision that upheld a ruling saying Ottawa is not obligated under the law to repatriate Jack Letts and three other Canadian men.

  Canada

  Nov 4
  
• Mother of British-born Canadian detained in Syria says son is ‘barely holding on’

  Jack Letts, a Canadian citizen, is among the many foreign nationals in Syrian camps and jails run by Kurdish forces that reclaimed the war-ravaged region from ISIL.

  Canada

  Aug 31, 2023
  
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• Ottawa responds to UN pressure about well-being of Canadian detained in Syria

  Jack Letts is one of several Canadian citizens among the many foreign nationals in Syrian camps run by Kurdish forces that reclaimed the war-torn region from ISIL.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2022
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• Mother of ‘Jihadi Jack’ says she’s moving to Canada

  A woman convicted of a terrorism-related offence in the United Kingdom for sending money to her pro-ISIS son Jack Letts is moving to Canada, she told Global News.

  Canada

  Feb 18, 2020
• Parents of Jack Letts accuse Andrew Scheer of trying to appear tough on terrorism

  "Mr. Scheer and his colleagues have continued to spread lies about our son in order to appear to be 'tough on terrorism,'" the parents' newly released letter says.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2019
• 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
• Father of ‘Jihadi Jack’ vows to keep lobbying Canada to help after U.K. removes citizenship

  Jack Letts is being held in a jail in northern Syria after being captured by Kurdish forces in 2014.

  Canada

  Aug 18, 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
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• 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
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• Parents of ‘Jihadi Jack’ guilty of funding terrorism, U.K. jury finds

  John Letts and Sally Lane were found guilty by a jury of sending their son £223 in September 2015 — despite police warnings not to do so.

  World

  Jun 21, 2019