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. Continue reading
Kurds
Toronto foundation stripped of charity status after audit finds alleged links to Kurdish guerrillas
The Anatolia Cultural Foundation, which funds medical and humanitarian aid for Syrian civilians, is the latest charity that CRA auditors have tied to overseas terrorist groups. Continue reading
‘We’ve been advancing steadily’: A Canadian on the frontlines against the last ISIS enclave
Kyle Town, a 30-year-old sheet metal worker from Thunder Bay, flew to Iraq last summer and crossed into Syria to join the Kurdish independence movement. Continue reading
Why the Kurds matter in Trump’s withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria
With U.S. troops leaving Syria, their Kurdish allies against ISIS may be forced to cut new deals with Russia or Syria for protection from Turkey. Continue reading
Trump adviser Bolton says U.S. will leave Syria once ISIS beaten, Kurds safe
U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said there is no timetable for the pullout of American forces in northeastern Syria, and it is conditioned on ISIS being defeated and Kurdish fighters protected. Continue reading
Canadians held by Kurdish forces over ISIS allegations could be handed to Assad, families warn
Kurdish authorities are considering handing captured ISIS fighters to the Assad regime if their own countries won’t take them back, families warn. Continue reading
‘I’d sworn never to go to Syria’: Stewart Bell on his journey to meet a captured Canadian ISIS fighter
When the investigative reporter received a tip that U.S.-backed Kurdish forces captured a notorious Canadian ISIS member, he headed to Syria to confirm it himself. Continue reading
Exclusive: Canadian member of Islamic State caught, but RCMP struggle to lay charges against ISIS fighters
A high-profile Canadian member of the so-called Islamic State is in custody after attempting to return to Canada, Global News has confirmed. Continue reading
Reality Check: What could happen if ‘Jihadi Jack’ comes to Canada?
What are the options for a British-Canadian man seeking to return to Canada after being detained by Kurds on suspicion of fighting with ISIS? Continue reading
Iraqi troops clash with Kurds in effort to gain control of oil-rich Kirkuk
Iraq’s national army advanced overnight and took areas in and around the oil city of Kirkuk that is usually dominated by the country’s Kurdish people. Continue reading