Jack Letts, a British-Canadian man dubbed "Jihadi Jack" by the U.K. media, is being held by Kurdish authorities on suspicion of being a member of the extremist organization. ​"Please get me out of this place," Letts said in a Jan. 10 conversation with Canadian officials. Asked if he wanted to return to his parents' home in Oxford, U.K., Letts was unequivocal: "I want to come to Canada." A spokesperson for her department would only say the minister is aware of Letts' case. According to U.S. officials, Syrian Kurdish fighters recently detained two of those men — Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh.

Source: CBC News February 08, 2018 22:07 UTC