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Calgary Man Who Joined ISIS Sentenced to 16 Years on Terrorism Offences
Jamal Borhot, 35, received a 16-year sentence with parole eligibility after half the term for joining ISIS, recruiting, and serving as a commander, the court said.
- On Feb. 4, 2026, Jamal Borhot was sentenced to 16 years in prison by the Court of King's Bench after joining an Islamic State group.
- Travel to Syria in 2013 and a 2020 charge set the stage for the conviction, as he stayed nearly a year and was convicted late last year on three counts of participating in a terrorist group.
- The Crown argued Borhot acted as a commander and made propaganda videos, with evidence of violent acts and the judge recording he `was willing to slaughter anyone who wouldn't convert to Islam`.
- The sentence will be reduced by about four months for credit for time served and requires serving at least half before parole eligibility, with a lifetime weapons ban, Court of King's Bench Justice Corina Dario said.
- Borhot's lack of remorse and unchanged views were highlighted at sentencing, with the judge finding `There is no evidence the offender's views have changed`; his cousin Hussein Borhot received a 12-year sentence.
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Calgary Man Who Joined ISIS Given 16-Year Sentence Over Terrorism Charges
The Court of King’s Bench sentenced a Calgary man who left Canada and joined ISIS in the Middle East to 16 years in jail following a conviction on terrorism charges. Jamal Borhot, 35, was found guilty in December 2025 on three counts of participating in a terrorist group. Canada listed ISIS, also known as Islamic State, as a terrorist entity in 2012. Justice Corina Dario called terrorism “the most vile form of criminal conduct,” as she sentenced…
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CP Calgary man who joined ISIS sentenced to 16 years on terrorism offences
CALGARY — A judge has sentenced a Calgary man who joined an Islamic State terrorist group in the Middle East to 16 years in prison. Jamal Borhot, who is 35, was convicted in December on three counts of participating in a terrorist group.
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