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Canada charges Alberta man in absentia with working for ISIS

Published 2015-09-24, 02:30 p/m
© Reuters. Canada charges Alberta man in absentia with working for ISIS

CALGARY, Alberta, Sept 24 (Reuters) - A man from Calgary
thought to have left Canada to fight with Islamic State
militants in Syria was charged in absentia on Thursday by the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) with committing an
indictable offense for a terrorist group.
Farah Mohamed Shirdon, 22, left Canada in March 2014 to join
the group, also known as ISIS, according to police.
"Our investigation showed that Shirdon served in a combat
role and performed other functions for ISIS such as recruiting,
fundraising, encouraging others to commit violence, and
spreading propaganda, all designed to enhance the activities of
the ISIS," the RCMP said in a statement.
The RCMP said reports that Shirdon had been killed in Syria
last year were erroneous, and a Canada-wide arrest warrant has
been issued for him. Police said they would also issue an
international wanted persons alert through Interpol.
Shirdon has been charged with several terrorism-related
offenses, including leaving Canada to take part in the activity
of a terrorist group, and one related to making threats towards
Canada and the United States in an Islamic State video.

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