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The information contained In this product belongs to the Canada Border ServicesAgency (CBSA). it should not be reclassified or disseminated without prior consent ofthe originator. The information must be stored, transmitted and safeguarded inaccordance with its Classification ievel, as outlined in the Government Security Policyand the CBSA Security Policies, If access is requested under the Access to InformationAct or the Privacy Act, no decision shouid be taken Without prior consultation with theoriginator, as the information may be tubject to exemptions. Requests for additionaluse should be forwarded to the Security Intelligence Section at
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Foreign Fighters
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Issue
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Issue
• A growing number of individuals are travelling abroadwith the intention of joining foreign conflicts
• Conflicts have active terrorist elements with whom theycan join or receive training from
• Individuals could return to Canada further radicalizedand could use their experience and networks developedto conduct terrorist activities at home or recruit newfighters by funding and facilitating their travel
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Government Response
• Number of agencies and departments have a mandateto use different tools — continuum of actions to helpcontain and mitigate the threat
• CBSA
• Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
• Passport Program Integrity Branch (PPIB)t
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
• Transport Canada (TC)
• Provincial and local police
• Foreign Governments
Previously known as Passport Canada. Now part of Citizenship and Immigration
Canada (CIC).
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Implications for the CBSA
• Support investigations by partner agencies intoindividuals identified as suspected foreign fighters
• Notify partner agencies when previously unknownsuspected foreign fighters are identified
• Potential removal/inadmissibility under IRPA
• The CBSA has encountered suspected foreign fightersat all major airports in Canada and several land POEs,both inbound and outbound
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Implications for the frontline
CBSA frontline personnel —* first Canadian governmentofficials to encounter returnees
• May encounter previously unknown suspected foreignfighters
— Inbound —, returnees from confHct zones
— Outbound — trave) with intent to join foreign conflicts
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Legislative authority
Authorities:— Customs Act (CA) —+ Hate propaganda
— Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist FinancingAct (PCMLTFA)
— Criminal Code of Canada (CCC), s.83t
— Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), s. 34 and/or 35
• Other legislation/policy to adhere to:— Charter of Rights and Freedoms
— Youth Criminal Justice Act
— CBSA Code of Conduct and Ethics
Reference C8SA Enforcement Manual
Recent amendments to s.83 of the CCC make it a criminal offense to travel forterrorism purposes. Refer to sections 83.191, 83.201 and 83.202 of the CCC.
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Foreign Fighters
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IndicatorsSyria and Iraq
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Foreign Fighters
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Encounters
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Syria & Iraq
Visual Aids
Detailed Maps
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Syria: April 29, 2O14
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Visual AidsExtremist Groups
in Syria/Iraq
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Sunni Extremist Groups in Syriallraq
• Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIL) aka IslamicState of Iraq in Syria (ISIS) aka Islamic State (IS)
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Sunni Extremist Groups in Syriallraq cont.
Al Qaeda (AQ) Flag used by AQ affiliates
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Sunni Extremist Groups in Syriallraq cont.
AQ flag in use worldwide
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Sunni Extremist Groups in Syriallraq cont.
Ansar al-Sham
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Sunni Extremist Groups in Syriallraq cont.
Harakat Ahrar al-Sham al-lslamiyya
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Sunni Extremist Groups in Syriallraq cont.
• Islamic Front
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Sunni Extremist Groups in Syriallraq cont.
Jabahat Al-Nusra (JN)
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Sunni Extremist Groups in Syriallraq cont.
Jaysh al-Islam
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Sunni Extremist Groups in Syriallraq cont.
Jaysh al-Muhajirin Wal-Ansar (JMA)
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Sunni Extremist Groups in Syria/Iraq cont.
Kurdish Islamic Front
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Sunni Extremist Groups in Syriallraq cont.
Liwa aI-Haqq
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Sunni Extremist Groups in Syriallraq cont.
Liwa &-Tawhid
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Liwa al-Umma
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Sunni Extremist Groups in Syriallraq cont.
• Suqour al-sham brigade
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Hizballah
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Shia Extremist Groups in Syriallraq cont.
Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada
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Shia Extremist Groups in Syriallraq cont.
Liwa’a Abu Fadi al-Abbas’s
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Shia Extremist Groups in Syriallraq cont.
Liwa’a ‘Ammar Ibn Yasir
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Shia Extremist Groups in Syriallraq cont.
Liwa’a Zulfiqar’s
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Shia Extremist Groups in Syriallraq cont.
Liwa’aI Imam al-Hasan aI-Mujtaba (LIHM)
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Sariyya al-TaN-a al-Khurasani (STK)
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Questions? Comments?
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