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w TH 14172-E Corrected 20140619 Publically identified Canadian foreign fighter within 7TbP.SECRET Syria-based Canadian extremist Farah Mohamed Shirdon ‘Abu Usama’ has recently been identified in public media outlets as being a foreign fighter (FF) with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). In more recent media regret for having left Canada to f He wished he had conducted a lone aitä ‘C), (L4ad of travelling to Syria. •‘/04/ :1 •... ;‘:

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Heavily-redacted “Top Secret” threat assessment of @UsamahKanadi, aka Farah Shirdon, former Calgary dope dealer turned ISIS mouthpiece.

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Syria-based Canadian extremist Farah MohamedShirdon ‘Abu Usama’ has recently been identified inpublic media outlets as being a foreign fighter (FF)with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

In more recent mediaregret for having left Canada to fHe wished he had conducted a lone aitä

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Farab Mohamed Shirdon, an identified Canadianextremist who is fighting in Syria with IStL probablyspoke publically with an American reporter online. Thereporter was able to conduct an online interview withShirdon over K1K messenger service on 24 June 2014.Shirdon answered questions regarding his motivationsto go to Syria, ISIL facilitation, routes, and ISILpropaganda campaigns. He (uh ,n&çthe use of hissocial media accounts for recruitinvtI1c1aspiringextremists to Syria. He s outti’ -.

accounts are ‘ ii aridrecruiting. Shirdonrecruits fighters, butvarious backgrounds such asISTL foreign fighter (FF) facilitatioborders. He stated that getting thrc -

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Les médias identifient un combattaut étrangerrangs de i’Etat isiamique en Irak et au

Les m&lias ont réceniment identifiá Faiah Mohamed Shirdon Abou Oussama , un extràuistecanadien en Syrie, comme étant un combattant é,tranger de i’Etat islamique en Irak et au Levant(EIIL). I

Scion des informationsShirdon a dit qu’iI regrettaitCanada pour grossir lea rangs de ITI

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Farah Mohamed Shirdon, un extrémiste canadien qul combat en Syrieen Irak et au Levant (EIIL) a probablement pailé, en ligne, a un reporter amedcarn’insi, Ic24 juin 2014, le j ournaliste a mené une entrevue avec Shirdon au moyen du service demessagerie Kik. Shirdon a répondu a des questions sur les motifs qui l’ont amené a se rendre enSyrie, Ia filiére d’acheminement de I’EIIL et sea campagnes de propagandes. 11 a expliqué qu’ilutilise sea comptes de rnédias sociaux pour recruter des extrémistes en Syrie, comptes qui lulsont on ne peut plus utiles a vet égard. Shirdon aurait aussi affirmé que i’EIIL ne recrute pas quedes combattants, mais cherche...aussi,-des extrémistes aux compétences variées (ingénleurs,docteurs, graphistes, etc.). Ainsi, nement des combattants étrangers vers IaSyrie profiterait de Ia Enfin, scion Shirdon, franchir Ia frontièreturque ne nécessite d’idiots corrompus.

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