US seeks life sentence for Canadian ISIS propagandist
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Canadian Islamic State Organization (ISIS) member Mohammed Khalifa is facing a life imprisonment sought by US prosecutors over charges of promoting the organization’s propaganda and engaging in gory actions in Syria.
In materials filled in a court, the prosecutors said that Khalifa “most prolific propagandists” in ISIS was a “formidable figure within ISIS.”
He is accused of producing gory videos used by the ISIS to “incite attacks and recruit”, and also of executing two Syrian soldiers.
In 2013, Khalifa moved to join ISIS in Syria, where he “underwent training and used his English-language skills to narrate ISIS execution videos,” according Global News.
39-year-old Khalifa, who was born in Saudi Arabia, was scheduled to be sentenced this Friday.
Khalifa’s proficiency with the English language, intelligence and communication skills made him a valuable asset to ISIS.
In early 2019, he engaged in fighting.
On Jan. 13, 2019, he was captured when his AK-47 broke down while he was trying to target Kurdish fighters backed by the US.
The US detained him and transferred him to Washington D.C.
Scores of Canadian nationals of ISIS suspects are held in camps in northeast Syria, but the Canadian government does not agree to repatriate them, saying that it has no obligation to assist them or bring them home.