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Legal
Islamic State: Relatives of British hostage braced for coming trial
(BBC) On 22 November this year it will be exactly eight years since the British photojournalist John Cantlie was kidnapped by the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria, along with the American journalist James Foley. Mr Foley was murdered by his captors. […]
Law Enforcement
Terrorism charges laid against Calgary man after 7-year probe Hussein Sobhe Borhot, 34, accused of participating in a kidnapping, helping ISIS in Syria
(CBC) Alberta’s RCMP Integrated National [Security] Enforcement Team has laid terrorism charges against a Calgary man following an investigation that lasted seven years. Hussein Sobhe Borhot, 34, of Calgary has been charged with three counts of participation in the activity of a […]
News: Europe
After IS, French women held in Syria say ready to go home
(AFP) Detained after fleeing the Islamic State group’s crumbling Syrian holdout, two women from France say they are ready to go home — if they are judged fairly. Behind the fence of a camp in Kurdish-held territory, the detainees wore long black face […]