The Ministry of Global Affairs says the six children of a Quebec mother have been repatriated to Canada from their detention camp in northeast Syria.
The ministry says the focus now is on protecting the privacy of these children and ensuring they will receive the support and care required to begin their new lives in the country.
Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon, who assisted the family in their efforts, declared that the children had arrived safely in Montreal, where a specialized clinic is helping to settle them in the country.
He recently said the children’s mother, originally from Quebec, had been refused help from Ottawa to return to Canada, due to security concerns. Me Greenspon said the woman managed to leave the Al-Roj detention camp, but it was unclear where she was now.
These Canadians were among many foreign nationals detained in centers created after the conflict-torn region was recaptured from the Islamic State armed group.
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