Long-delayed terror trial of alleged ISIL recruiter Awso Peshdary underway

The terrorism trial of Ottawa’s Awso Peshdary, alleged Islamic State recruiter and financier, is finally underway after years of legal and law enforcement delays.
Peshdary was formally arraigned Monday in an Ottawa courtroom on charges of participating in the activity of a terrorist group, facilitating an activity for a terrorist group, and two counts of conspiring to participate or contribute to an activity of a terrorist group with local men John Maguire and Khadar Khalib — both of