Repatriation of 19 Canadians detained in Syria camp underway
Toronto: Nineteen Canadians are finally returning to the country after spending four years in an open-air prison in northeastern Syria, reliable sources said.
According to an eyewitness, on Tuesday, Canadian authorities evacuated six women and 13 children from the al-Roz camp in Syria. Al-Roz is one of several campuses and prisons run by Kurdish forces in the region where 40,000 suspected ISIS militants and supporters have been detained.
The majority of those detained are children. Two years ago, the United Nations asked all countries to take back their citizens from these camps.
The RCMP was present at the camp since last week to screen mothers and children.
According to sources familiar with the plan, these Canadians, who are to be brought, belong to Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto and Montreal. But their number is still low.
The 38-year-old Quebec woman and her six children were not among those who left the camp. The woman lives with her children in another part of the camp.
