(Global News) A Toronto man violated two Canadian anti-terrorism laws when he travelled to Syria and joined an ISIS sniper team, the RCMP alleged in a top secret document unsealed by the Ontario court.
In the document, the RCMP told a judge Muhammad Ali left Canada to join ISIS in 2014, and participated in the activities of the extremist group — both terrorism offences.
“Ali used his social media to promote ISIS propaganda and recruit for ISIS,” Bill Bentley, a member of the RCMP’s Toronto Integrated National Security Enforcement Team, wrote in the document.
“Ali served as a sniper for ISIS.”
A 31-year-old Canadian citizen, Ali grew up in Mississauga, Ont., after immigrating with his parents from Pakistan. He attended Ryerson University and worked in northern B.C. before crossing into Syria in April 2014.
