Coverage dated January 20, 2023

Canada to repatriate 19 women, children from Syria

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Canada will repatriate six women and 13 infants who have been detained in northeast Syria in camps for family members of Islamic State Group fighters,

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Al-Monitor
Canada to repatriate 23 citizens from Syria (opens Al-Monitor)
Published Jan 20, 2023
Al-Monitor's feed description
Canada will repatriate twenty-three citizens who have been detained in northeast Syria in camps for family members of Islamic State group fighters, officials and a lawyer said Friday.It would be the largest such repatriation of IS family members yet for Canada, and it comes after the families challe…
Digital Journal
Canada to repatriate 19 women, children from Syria (opens Digital Journal)
Published Jan 20, 2023
Digital Journal's feed description
Canada will repatriate six women and 13 infants who have been detained in northeast Syria in camps for family members of Islamic State Group fighters,
UPI
Canadian federal court orders repatriation of four citizens detained in Syria (opens UPI)
Published Jan 20, 2023
UPI's feed description
Canada's Federal Court has ruled that the government must repatriate four of its citizens being held in detention centers in northeastern Syria run by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
Al Jazeera
Canada to repatriate 23 citizens held in Syria camps (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Jan 20, 2023
Al Jazeera's feed description
Move comes after the citizens, currently detained in camps for ISIL family members in Syria, challenged Ottawa in court.
Voice of America
Judge Orders Canada to Repatriate 4 Men Held in Syrian Camps (opens Voice of America)
Published Jan 20, 2023
Voice of America's feed description
Family members of the men have been arguing in court that the government must arrange for their return, saying that refusing to do so violates their constitutional rights.