And, they say the CSIS (Canadian Security and Intelligenc Service ) is too agressive toward Somali youths.
From Puntlandi.com:
An advocacy organization says efforts by the security intelligence apparatus to prevent radicalization of Somali youth have been counterproductive, and that the Somali community itself needs to confront the problem.
Canadian Friends of Somalia will host a conference next month to offer better support for Somali immigrants who are at risk of being recruited to fight in their home country.
“This is something we are very concerned about. [Young] people are missing from our communities and we believe they are being recruited,” says Farah Aw-Osman, executive director of the organization.
Aw-Osman says he thinks the missing young Somalis returned to their country of birth to fight alongside al-Shabab, a militia in Somalia linked to al-Qaida.
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Canadian Friends of Somalia says CSIS agents should use less intimidating tactics to gather information about Somali youth.
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The conference, called Promoting Peace and Preventing Youth Radicalization, will run from Dec. 6 to Dec. 7 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.
If you happen to be in Ottawa, this could be a conference you might want to attend. Good timing for this because maybe Canada has a few Christmas-tree-bombing projects in the works too!