Do More to Bring Canadians Who Joined ISIS to Justice, Experts Tell Feds

Ottawa urged to devise a strategy to ensure returning Canadian militants are prosecuted

A member of the Asaish Kurdish security force shows a reporter the inside of a house occupied by ISIS terrorists, on Feb. 23, 2017, in Bashiqa, Iraq. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz

With the collapse of the ISIS terrorist group in Syria and Iraq, human rights and security experts say it’s time for Ottawa to stop dragging its feet and take action to bring Canadians who joined ISIS to justice, whether they are detained abroad or have already returned.

Kurdish officials are currently holding 13 Canadian citizens—including three jihadi fighters, their wives, and seven children—in makeshift prisons in northern Syria, but these detainment camps are overstretched and authorities want Canada to take back its citizens, according to a Global News investigation.