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The federal government - and Toronto-area police - want to know. On Wednesday, a federal source provided photos and backgrounds on Farah, who officials believe is hiding here, plus Atean Al Meliky Kesir Firs, who is said to be in Montreal.
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) documents say they are wanted for violating unspecified "human or international rights" under the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act, or international law.
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A Canada-wide warrant naming Farah, 56, says he is being sought "for removal because he ... is inadmissible to Canada."
A similar warrant names Kesir Firs, 37, claiming he committed war crimes in his native Iraq. The CBSA document includes aliases Bashir Haider, Haider Bashir, Kesir Al Meliky and H. Abed Rashid Bashir.
The federal source said Public Safety Minister Vic Toews is expected on Thursday to announce names of 32 wanted foreign fugitives and seek public help to find them.
While lauding the decision, David Harris, president of Insignis Research and former Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) planning chief, questioned the delay.
"It does remain a mystery why authorities would not long ago have considered doing this in the public interest," he said from Ottawa.
"It sounds like, after trying everything else, the government is finally for common sense."
Two weeks ago, a CBSA official told the Sun 50 alleged war criminals, plus 1,400 hardened foreign criminals, are wanted as illegal immigrants in the GTA.
Many came as refugee claimants from Baltic countries, Africa and Central America, the agency said.
When asked to release photos, names and backgrounds on the fugitives, however, officials cited privacy laws that prohibit releasing such details.
But a former prosecutor accused the CBSA of stonewalling, saying Privacy Act exceptions permit disclosure of information in some cases.
Canadian Police Association head Tom Stamatakis recently joined NDP and Liberal MPs seeking the release of pictures and descriptions when convictions have been registered or there is sufficient evidence to justify charges.
The federal source suggested fewer than 50 wanted war criminals are hiding in the GTA, three others in Quebec and several out West.
Those involved in war crimes or crimes against humanity "will find no haven" in Canada, the source said. "They will be located and they will face the consequences.
"This Conservative government was given a strong mandate to keep Canadians safe, that is why we are ensuring suspected foreign criminals in Canada face justice," the source said.
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