Former Calgary man Farah Mohamed Shirdon 1 of 2 Canadians added to U.S. terrorist list

The U.S. Department of State has added two Canadians to its most-wantedglobal terrorist list.

FarahMohamedShirdon andTarek Sakrwere named as "Specially Designated Global Terrorists," according to a release from the State Department.

The designation "imposes sanctions on foreign persons determined to have committed, or pose a serious risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States."

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Former Calgary residentShirdonleft Canada to fight with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

He was a student at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology until at least 2012 and was said to be radicalizedat a now-closed mosque in downtown Calgary.

In 2014, the Toronto-born Shirdon was captured on video burning his Canadian passport and threateningCanada, the U.S. and "all oppressors."

The State Department said Shirdonis a prominent ISIS fighter and recruiter, who has also been involved in fundraising.

In 2015, RCMP charged Shirdonin absentia in with numerous terrorism-related criminal offences. That same year, Interpol added him to its wanted list.

Tarek Sakr,aSyrian-born Canadian citizen, was a pharmacology student in Quebec. According to the U.S. State Department, Sakrhas been linked to theforeign terrorist organizational-Nusrah Front, al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria.

The designation prohibits U.S citizens from engaging in transactions withSakrorShirdon.

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