Al-Kanadi means “the Canadian” in Arabic and several ISIL fighters from Canada have used it as part of their kunya. That’s a really long time to remain aliveOnce there, he was assigned to the ISIL media unit because of his linguist abilities; he was fluent in French, English and Urdu. He also had experience with media equipment, the notice says, presumably a reference to electronic gear he sold at the Alberta store. Other known Canadian ISIL fighters came from Edmonton, also declared dead. The biographical details of this man do not smoothly match the known backgrounds of any of the known Alberta ISIL fighters, suggesting he could be a new name, Zekulin said.

Source: National Post April 11, 2019 22:30 UTC