Ahmed Eldidi – Eye on Islamism

The six Canadian terror plots police have foiled since October 7 The increasing incidents of violence and foiled terror plots have raised alarm about the country potentially becoming a focal point for extremist activities

September 12, 2024 Ehsanullah Amiri

(National Post) Since the October 7 terror attacks in Israel, Canadian police have thwarted six alleged terror plots across the country, with arrests spanning from Edmonton to Ottawa to Toronto. Some of these plots reportedly targeted the Jewish community, reflecting rising concerns […]

Terror suspect accused of plotting attack in New York came to Canada on student visa: minister Authorities allege Muhammad Shahzeb Khan planned to carry out a mass shooting at a Jewish centre in New York

September 10, 2024 Darren Major

(CBC) A man who was arrested last week for allegedly attempting to enter the U.S. illegally to carry out a mass shooting came to Canada on a student visa, Canada’s immigration minister says. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, was arrested in Ormstown, Que., […]

Conservative MPs ask public safety committee to probe arrest of ISIS suspect

September 9, 2024 Stewart Bell and Mercedes Stephenson

(Global News) Conservative MPs have asked Canada’s public safety committee to reconvene to probe how a Toronto man arrested last week for allegedly plotting an ISIS attack in the U.S. got into the country. The four Conservative members of the committee want […]

How man living in Canada allegedly planned to kill Jews in New York City Before settling on the target location, Khan suggested that they attend events at synagogues, taking note of emergency exits, so their targets could be trapped during the attack

September 9, 2024 Tyler Dawson

(National Post) In encrypted messages, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan warned his co-conspirators “to keep no beard and take the appearance of the kuffar” (unbelievers), lest they attract the attention of the authorities in the lead-up to an alleged plot to cross from Canada […]

Conservatives call on government to disclose how latest ISIS suspect came to Canada

September 8, 2024 Stewart Bell and Mackenzie Gray

(Global News) The Conservatives have called on the government to explain how a 20-year-old Pakistani arrested in Quebec over an alleged ISIS plot targeting U.S. Jews was able to get into Canada. Federal officials declined to answer questions about the immigration status […]

Terror suspect came to Canada 3 years after allegedly appearing in ISIS video

August 28, 2024 Stewart Bell

(Global News) A Toronto terror suspect at the centre of a controversy over Canada’s security screening system arrived in the country three years after he allegedly appeared in a 2015 ISIS video, according to details released on Wednesday. A chronology tabled at […]

Alleged Toronto ISIS attack plotter lived in Egypt, studied at U.S. college Lawyer for Mostafa Eldidi, 26, says he’ll defend his client’s innocence

August 16, 2024 Thomas Daigle

(CBC) A 26-year-old Toronto man accused of plotting a deadly ISIS-inspired rampage previously lived in Egypt and once studied at a U.S. university, CBC News has learned. Mostafa Eldidi and his father, Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, were arrested last month and charged […]

‘Disgusted’ immigration minister looking into revoking citizenship of Toronto terror suspect Minister says he's ordered deputy minister to review timeline of events

August 14, 2024 Catharine Tunney

(CBC) The federal government is looking into whether the citizenship of a man accused of planning a terror attack in Toronto should be revoked, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Wednesday. “I’m as disgusted as any Canadian. But I have a responsibility to get to the […]

Tip about Toronto ISIS suspect came from France

August 13, 2024 Mercedes Stephenson and Stewart Bell

(Global News) The investigation that resulted in the arrests of two Toronto men accused of plotting an attack for ISIS began with a tip from France, sources have told Global News. French authorities allegedly became aware of at least one of the […]

MPs vote to probe how a father and son linked to a terror plot got to Canada Federal government says it’s compiling a timeline of events

August 13, 2024 Catharine Tunney and Jonathon Gatehouse

(CBC) MPs of all stripes have agreed to investigate how a father and son accused of planning a terror attack in Toronto were allowed into Canada despite claims that the father had taken part in a violent terrorist assault overseas. The House of […]

Unsealed documents reveal past of Edmonton terror convict

August 8, 2024 Stewart Bell

(Global News) An Edmonton gas station employee convicted in the U.K. of a terrorism offence came to the attention of the RCMP after returning to Canada from Lebanon in 2017, records obtained by Global News reveal. The unsealed court documents show that […]

Ottawa reviewing security screening timeline in case of terror plot suspects, minister says Police say the alleged attack was going to target Toronto

August 7, 2024 Unlisted Author

(CBC) The federal government says it’s reviewing its security screening process as questions multiply about how a father and son accused of planning an attack in Toronto were allowed to immigrate to Canada. Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, 62, and his son Mostafa […]

Conservatives call for House probe into case of two men charged with terrorism offences Conservatives raising concerns about immigration system and security screening

August 6, 2024 Darren Major

(CBC) Conservative MPs are calling on the House public safety committee to investigate the case of a father and son in Toronto charged with multiple terrorism-related offences. Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, 62, and his son Mostafa Eldidi, 26, were arrested last month […]

Toronto terror arrests raise questions about security screening

August 2, 2024 Stewart Bell, Mercedes Stephenson and Catherine McDonald

(Global News) The federal government is declining to explain how a Toronto man was able to immigrate to Canada despite allegedly having taken part in ISIS violence overseas. Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, 62, has been charged with committing an aggravated assault for […]

Father, son accused in Toronto terror plot deny son’s involvement Pair faces total of 9 charges, neither man has yet entered a formal plea in court

August 1, 2024 Adam Carter

(CBC) A Toronto father and son — who were charged this week with multiple terrorism-related offences — denied in court Thursday the son’s involvement in an alleged plot to carry out what the RCMP has called a violent attack against the city. Ahmed Fouad Mostafa […]

Toronto terror arrests and the enduring appeal of ISIS

July 31, 2024 Stewart Bell

(Global News) The arrest of a father and son accused of planning a mass casualty attack in Toronto on behalf of ISIS suggests the enduring appeal of the terrorist group. Five years after it was defeated in Syria, where it committed scores […]

Toronto father and son face multiple terror-related charges No ongoing threat to the public, RCMP says

July 31, 2024 Unlisted Author

(CBC) A Toronto father and son arrested while allegedly in the “advanced stages” of planning a violent attack have been charged with multiple terrorism-related offences, the RCMP say. Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, 62, and Mostafa Eldidi, 26, face a total of nine charges. […]