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Abu Abd Al-Aziz Al-Kanadi, the notice says, heeded that call.

Along with other men — who are not identified, nor revealed as fellow Canadians or not — immigrated to ISIL territory through Turkey.

That’s a really long time to remain alive

Once 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.

“There is a lot we don’t know about him,” said Elliot Zweig, deputy director of MEMRI.

“He’s not somebody who was previously known to us or seen written about in ISIL materials or Canadian. The notice gives only his province, not his city or town.

“It’d be nice to know his legal name, his age, his city, when he was killed.”

The notice focuses more on his journey to join ISIL and his contributions to the cause than on his past life in the West. The notice emphasizes his language abilities and his propaganda work and praised him for having “convinced people to immigrate to the Islamic State,” it says, according to the MEMRI translation.

“ISIL is a recruiting outfit, almost first and foremost,” Zweig said. “Having someone with fluency in three languages would be seen as helpful to them.”

Photo by MEMRI

It is not know if Abu Abd Al-Aziz Al-Kanadi was part of the so-called Calgary Cluster — a group of men from the Alberta city who left Canada to join ISIL. At least five of the Calgary men have been named and now declared dead. Other known Canadian ISIL fighters came from Edmonton, also declared dead.