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The 24-year old from Mississauga, Ont. left the country to join ISIS. Abu Turaab/Twitter via The National Post
An ISIS fighter, who goes by the name Abu Turaab, says he is a former Ryerson student.
The National Post reported his real name is Mohammed Ali and revealed he is a 24-year-old from Mississauga, Ont. who left the country to join ISIS, also known as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, eight months ago.
On his @AbuTuraaab Twitter profile, which was suspended by Twitter on Nov. 17, Ali had set his location as the “Islamic State.” He had tweeted several times a day and posted violent and anti-Western messages.
Before the account was suspended The Ryersonian tweeted at Ali to seek confirmation that he attended Ryerson. Ali “favourited” the tweet but did not reply.
Stewart Bell, The National Post’s national security issues and foreign affairs reporter, captured a screenshot last week of Ali’s response to a question on ask.fm, in which he says he went to Ryerson University. Readers can see the exchange below.
His ask.fm account, where he also answered questions about the ideology of ISIS, has since been suspended.
On his most recent Twitter account he, used expressions like “homeboy” or “bro” when referring to other ISIS fighters on the account. In a recent tweet, Ali made a connection between the killing of non-Muslims to “securing a place in Jannah (heaven).”