14 Canadians return from ISIL camps in Syria

14 Canadians return from ISIL camps in Syria


Canada has returned four women and ten kids from camps in northern Syria where they were being held as foreign soldiers and their families.

The Canadian government carried out its fourth repatriation operation of its citizens who were being imprisoned in Syrian detention facilities for foreigners suspected of having ties to the militant group ISIL. (ISIS).

Canadian police said in a statement on Friday that three of the women were detained in Montreal at the airport before appearing in court on a "terrorism peace bond application," a form of restraining order.

One of them, a 38-year-old woman who has not been named, was brought to Alberta in western Canada and freed on bail pending a hearing on the terms of her status.

Lawrence Greenspon, her attorney, told the AFP news agency that "this is not a criminal charge" and added that the prosecutor will seek to "ensure that the person follows the conditions for a period of up to one year."

Ammara Amjad and Dure Ahmed, the other two, "will stay in custody until their next hearing, which is scheduled for Tuesday," according to police.

Regarding the fourth woman, according to Greenspon, who is their legal counsel, "everything was good."

Neither criminal charges nor a request for a peace bond are pending against her.

The 10 kids have been returned to their relatives in Canada, according to Greenspon.

It is still unknown if any of the people being repatriated will be prosecuted for allegedly belonging to the armed group.

Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, has previously come under fire for his tardy progress in repatriating Canadians detained in the notoriously unsanitary camps in Syria.

More than 42,400 foreign adults and children have been jailed in Syria, according to Human Rights Watch, on suspicion of having ties to ISIL.


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