Canada will repatriate Britain's 'Jihadi Jack', 28, from Syrian prison camp trends now
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Canada will repatriate British-born Isil member 'Jihadi Jack' from an Islamic State prison camp in north-east Syria.
Muslim convert Jack Letts, 28, had held duel UK and Canadian citizenship but declared himself an 'enemy of Britain' after fleeing his Oxfordshire home to fight in Syria.
After being captured by Kurdish authorities in 2017, he begged to be allowed back to the UK.
The Home Office tore up his British passport in 2019, making him the responsibility of the Canadian government.
Canada will repatriate British-born Isil member 'Jihadi Jack' from an Islamic State prison camp in north-east Syria
Muslim convert Jack Letts, 28, had held duel UK and Canadian citizenship but declared himself an 'enemy of Britain' after fleeing his Oxfordshire home to fight in Syria
Despite being close allies, the decision to strip Letts of his British citizenship sparked fury in