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Two Canadian women have been arrested by the RCMP in Montreal after the government repatriated them from a camp in northeastern Syria for ISIS suspects and their families, their lawyer Lawrence Greenspon was reported to say, media reports said.
These two women belonged to a group of four Canadian women and 10 children repatriated to Canada by the federal government from al-Roj, the Kurdish-run camp where many of them were detained for years.
Crown is seeking a terrorism peace bond, Greenspon said meaning the women would have to live under certain conditions for up to a year.
Some of the families held at al-Hol were then moved to al-Roj for the repatriation, which began in the early hours of the morning local time on Wednesday.
“The safety and security of Canadians, both at home and abroad, is our utmost priority,” said Global Affairs Canada in a media statement. “Amidst reports of deteriorating conditions in the camps in northeastern Syria, we have been particularly concerned about the health and well-being of Canadian children.”
The federal government promised to bring 19 Canadians to Canada, but five didn’t show up for the flight their lawyer said, which resulted in the smaller than anticipated number of Canadians repatriated by the government.
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