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Foreign Fighters

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A growing number of individuals are travelling abroad
with the intention of joining foreign conflicts
Conflicts have active terrorist elements with whom they
can join or receive training from
Individuals could return to Canada further radicalized
and could use their experience and networks developed
to conduct terrorist activities at home or recruit new
fighters by funding and facilitating their travel

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Government Response
Number of agencies and departments have a mandate
continuum of actions to help
to use different tools
contain 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
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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 into
individuals identified as suspected foreign fighters
Notify partner agencies when previously unknown
suspected foreign fighters are identified
Potential removal/inadmissibility under IRPA
The CBSA has encountered suspected foreign fighters
at 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 government
officials to encounter returnees

May encounter previously unknown suspected foreign

fighters

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 Financing
Act (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
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Recent amendments to s.83 of the CCC make it a criminal offense to travel for
terrorism purposes. Refer to sections 83.191, 83.201 and 83.202 of the CCC.

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Foreign Fighters

Indicators
Syria and Iraq

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Encounters

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Sunni Extremist Groups in Syriallraq

Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIL) aka Islamic
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Al Qaeda (AQ) Flag used by AQ affiliates

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AQ flag in use worldwide

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Ansar al-Sham

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Islamic Front

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Jabahat Al-Nusra (JN)

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Jaysh al-Islam

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Jaysh al-Muhajirin Wal-Ansar (JMA)

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Kurdish Islamic Front

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Liwa aI-Haqq

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Liwa &-Tawhid

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Suqour al-sham brigade

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Hizballah

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Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada

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Liwaa Ammar Ibn Yasir

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Liwaa Zulfiqars

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Chechen Rebels

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for Victory hand sign

General symbol of defiance, protest, and self

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legitimate and illegitimate causes.

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