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Canada to repatriate 23 citizens from Islamic State camps

Canada to repatriate 23 citizens from Islamic State camps

Canada to repatriate 23 citizens from Islamic State camps

Canada to repatriate 23 citizens from Islamic State camps

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  • Six ladies, 13 infants, and four men make up the group.
  • Canada’s government has until now responded to detained IS families on an individual.
  • More than 42,400 foreign nationals detained in IS camps across Syria.
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23 Canadian citizens who were detained in Islamic State camps in north-east Syria will be returned, according to Canada.

Six ladies, 13 infants, and four men make up the group.

One of the men who will be brought back is Jack Letts, a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Canada whose British citizenship was revoked.

One of the four men’s attorney Barbara Jackman stated that the parents were satisfied with the court’s ruling.

According to Ms. Jackman, the judge requested that the men be returned “as quickly as reasonably possible.”

Following the demise of the so-called Islamic State caliphate in 2019, the repatriation would be the largest for Canada thus far.

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The decision to bring back the detainees comes after relatives took the Canadian government to court and argued that preventing them from entering Canada would violate their constitutional rights.

Canada’s government has until now responded to detained IS families on an individual case-by-case basis. In four years only a handful of women and children have been brought home.

The foreign ministry said in a statement that “the safety and security of Canadians is our government’s top priority”.

The Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, and Spain have all sent their citizens back to Syria.

Two British citizens were removed from the camp last year after being allegedly recognized as victims of human trafficking by the UK.

Shamima Begum, a schoolgirl who left the UK in 2015 to join IS, had her British citizenship revoked and was forbidden from returning.

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According to Human Rights Watch, more than 42,400 foreign nationals, the majority of them youngsters, have been detained in IS camps across Syria in conditions that put their lives in danger.

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