Two Edmonton women previously held in a Syrian prison camp for ISIS suspects returned to Canada this week after Ottawa announced it would repatriate them following “extraordinary steps” taken with help from the U.S. government.
“Canada remains steadfast in prioritizing the safety and security of its citizens, both at home and abroad, and has been particularly concerned about the health and well-being of Canadian children in northeastern Syria,” Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and Public Safety Canada (PSC) said in a joint press release on July 6.
Returning to Canada with the two women are their three children who were also detained for several years at displaced-persons camps in a region now controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces….